Birth Rates – Page 3

China Told Women to Have Babies, but Its Population Shrank Again

Faced with falling births, China’s Communist Party is ignoring the citizens it needs most to help stabilize a shrinking population and maintain economic growth.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang

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Vermont May Be the Face of a Long-Term U.S. Labor Shortage

Employers are pulling out all the stops to attract workers as the state’s population grows older, offering a likely glimpse of the country’s future.

By Ben Casselman Jeanna Smialek and Hilary Swift

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Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units

Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.

By Roni Caryn Rabin

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I.V.F. Offers Hope in China, Even to the Government

China is trying urgently to address its declining population. One idea is to subsidize assisted fertility procedures, which are often a last resort for couples and out of reach for many.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang

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