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• South Korean Birth Rates Surge at Record Pace in February as Fertility Rate Reaches Seven-Year High

  Published: Apr 22, 2026

  Section: Asia

  South Korea recorded a 13.6 percent increase in newborn babies this February, marking the fastest growth rate for the month since record-keeping began in 1981. Driven primarily by...

• Trump Administration Overhauls Title X Grants to Focus on Fertility Over Contraceptive Access

  Published: Apr 18, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a 67-page funding notice that fundamentally pivots the federal Title X family planning program toward "restorative reproducti...

• Czech Maternity Wards Shutter as National Birth Rate Plummets to Record Lows

  Published: Apr 2, 2026

  Section: Europe

  The Czech Republic recorded its lowest birth rate in history in 2025, with only 77,600 deliveries in a nation of 10.9 million, triggering the closure of several maternity hospitals...

• Kharkiv mayor proposes specialized state demographic package for frontline communities to address critical birth rate decline

  Published: Mar 7, 2026

  Section: Health

  Ihor Terekhov, head of the Association of Frontline Cities and Communities, has called for a separate state support program to encourage childbirth in high risk regions. The propos...

• China Unveils 180 Billion Yuan Plan to Build ‘Birth-Friendly Society’ and Combat Rapidly Aging Population

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Asia

  Amidst a fourth consecutive year of population decline, the Chinese government announced a massive fiscal and social overhaul on Thursday, March 5, 2026. The 180 billion yuan (US$2...