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Fertility rate

Does the ‘fertility cliff’ really hit at 35?

The idea that the chances of getting pregnant plummet at 35 is widespread, but it is not totally true.
The idea that the chances of getting pregnant plummet at 35 is widespread, but it is not totally true.

Birth rates are falling, but don’t blame dogs in strollers, Taiwan study suggests

These animals have become replacements for human children, contributing to plummeting birthrates.
These animals have become replacements for human children, contributing to plummeting birthrates.

WHO issues unprecedented global guidelines to combat infertility

The guide sets out 40 recommendations and calls for the integration of fertility in national health funding, services and strategies.
The guide sets out 40 recommendations and calls for the integration of fertility in national health funding, services and strategies.

Italy’s births set to sink to a new record low in 2025

People pick their children up from the nursery in Cisternino, Italy February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
People pick their children up from the nursery in Cisternino, Italy February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

When’s the right time? Why family formation in S'pore keeps getting delayed

When daily life feels like an endless race to stay employable and upwardly mobile, childbearing becomes postponed
When daily life feels like an endless race to stay employable and upwardly mobile, childbearing becomes postponed

India’s powerful Hindu group chief urges three-child families as fertility rates fall

At 1.46 billion, India is the world's most populous nation but the total fertility rate has dropped to less than two children per woman.
At 1.46 billion, India is the world's most populous nation but the total fertility rate has dropped to less than two children per woman.

New policy in China fuels rise in fertility treatments

China is keen to encourage births and build a fertility support system as it moves from a phase of population growth to a phase of decline.
China is keen to encourage births and build a fertility support system as it moves from a phase of population growth to a phase of decline.

US couple welcomes baby boy from embryo frozen for nearly 31 years

Thaddeus Daniel Pierce began as an embryo in 1994, the same year that Forrest Gump hit theatres and the first PlayStation.
Thaddeus Daniel Pierce began as an embryo in 1994, the same year that Forrest Gump hit theatres and the first PlayStation.

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