Birth Rates

                   
spiegel.de: The German fertility rate rose in 2007 for the first time since 2001. spiegel.de

Defusing the Time Bomb?: Germany Reports Hike in Childbirths

spiegel.de     4 hrs ago   1 related          

The goverment has predicted that Germany's population will shrink radically in the coming decades, but the announcement this week that more babies were born in 2007 than in any year since 2001 comes as good news. Does it mean...                    

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whdh.com: NH has lowest, Vt second lowest birth rate in the country whdh.com

NH has lowest, Vt second lowest birth rate in the country

whdh.com     7 hrs ago   1 related          

WASHINGTON -- New Hampshire has the lowest, Vermont the second lowest and Maine the eighth lowest birth rates in the country. Counting Washington, D.C., Rhode Island was third lowest, at 45; Massachusetts had the seventh lowest...                    

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Midwives Respond To The East Of England's Darzi Review NHS Consultation

medicalnewstoday.com     yesterday   1 related          

The RCM Responds to the East of England's NHS consultation "Towards the best, together": Midwives say the best is yet to come - Responding the NHS's East of England consultation, "Towards the best, together", a "vision"...                    

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Roundup: Far Right Smears Distort and Distract, Kentucky Accepts Abstinence-only Funds

rhrealitycheck.org     yesterday          

Far Right Lies About Obama's Abortion Record ... Seth Colter Walls of the Huffington Post let us know on August 2nd that the far right was preparing a concerted effort to smear Sen. Barack Obama by saying he supported...                    

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What biological clock?! Women waiting longer to have fewer kids (if any)

yahoo.com     yesterday   62 related          

More women than ever are choosing to ignore their "biological clocks." A Census Bureau report released this week shows that women are waiting longer or choosing not to have children at all these days. The "Fertility of American...                    

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More tax breaks, parental leave to boost Singapore's birth rate

channelnewsasia.com     yesterday   1 related          

By Wong Siew Ying, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 20 August 2008 1357 hrs SINGAPORE: More tax breaks, cash payouts and parental leave will be given to encourage Singaporeans to welcome the stork. A high-level task force, led by...                    

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California leads U.S. in immigrant births

xinhuanet.com     19-Aug-2008   1 related          

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- A significantly higher share of babies are born to immigrants in California than in any other state, even as a lower-than-average share of the state's births are to poor women and women on...                    

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Hispanics drive U.S. population growth

newsobserver.com     19-Aug-2008   7 related          

Census cites 2.3 children per family To read the Census Bureau's fertility study, visit www.census.gov/-prod/2008pubs/p20-558.pdf. If it weren't for Hispanic births, the U.S. could be confronting long-term population declines...                    

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Philippine economy struggles with high birth rates

iht.com     19-Aug-2008          

The influential Catholic Church does not allow for artificial birth control in this country, though everything from rice supplies to health care systems are groaning under the weight of children from unplanned pregnancies.                    

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Utah's birthrate highest in U.S.

deseretnews.com     19-Aug-2008          

State's women also No. 1 in many other fertility-linked areas If giving birth were an Olympic event, Utah women would win the all-around team gold medal plus win several specific category contests among Americans. About one of...                    

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