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  1. Find out more about Brienna's research with Prof Ann Berrington and Dr Bernice Kuang on the #UK #Generations and #Gender #Survey, an #ESRCfunded project collecting nationally representative #data from 7000 people in the UK. It allows us to better understand how #youngadults in the UK are transitioning to #adulthood, forming #partnerships and #families, and coping with recent #economic, #social, and #political #uncertainty : cpc.ac.uk/research_programme/g

    #demography #ggs #fertility #family #births

  2. Some parts of Europe have a growing population, while others are shrinking.

    The regional divide is stark: most countries with negative population change are located in the eastern and southern parts of Europe, while countries in the west and north saw population growth.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260110

    #Europe #Population #Demographics #Fertility #Migration #FertilityRates #Emigration #Immigration #Deaths #Births

  3. The demographics of France are undergoing a major shift. For the first year since the end of World War Two, there were more deaths than births. The change is happening sooner than expected and can have long-term effects on the French economy. But how can this birth decline be explained? Our journalists take a look.
    #France #Births #Demographics #Economy
    youtube.com/watch?v=_yX157usghE

  4. The #population of #Latvia now totals 1.826 million people, the Central Statistical Bureau reports. #Births totalled 9,887 in January-October 2025, which was down 10.1% over a year. #Deaths numbered 21,325, which was down 3.7%.

    viabaltica.fi/latvia-number-of

  5. The reasons are myriad, “but key is a change in the #labourmarket”, says Professor Jane Falkingham, Director of the #ESRC Centre for #Population Change and Connecting #Generations.

    The #dual-earner model means women are often delaying having #children from their 20s to their 30s, which can lead to fewer #births or not having as many children as they would've liked. The key is more #genderparity in #relationships.

    Read the full article in British Vogue: vogue.co.uk/article/fertility-

    #demography

  6. #Estonia needs more skilled foreign #labour, Hando Sutter, CEO of the Estonian Employers' Confederation, stated. He noted that the country's #employment rate and number of #births were at their lowest ever, and lamented the presence of #xenophobia in Estonian society.

    viabaltica.fi/estonia-economy-

  7. 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 **The Danish ‘Coil Campaign’ in Greenland**

    "_It concludes that, while more investigation is needed, it is possible that the coil campaign in Greenland may constitute genocide._"

    Lekvall, E. (2025). The Danish ‘Coil Campaign’ in Greenland: Indigenous Genocide Through Forced Birth Control?. Nordic Journal of International Law (published online ahead of print 2025), Available From: Brill doi.org/10.1163/15718107-bja10 [Accessed 18 August 2025].

    #OpenAccess #OA #Article #Law #Legal #Contraception #IUD #Births #Genocide #Denmark #Greenland #Colonialism #Academia

  8. Falling birthrates and what to do about them.

    Scientific consensus holds that global birthrates are plummeting but disagree on whether they can stabilise.

    In a series of detailed graphics, NZZ visualises the results of two major studies on birthrate trends around the world.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250530

    #Birthrate #Demographics #Fertility #Births #Migration #Science

  9. #Medicaid, the popular #publichealth care program for #low #income #Americans, covers nearly half of all #births in America. Almost half of the nation’s children are also enrolled in the program. But #Republicans who control #Congress are reportedly weighing cuts to the program that would help pay for President #DonaldTrump #tax policy, which is expected to include permanent tax breaks for #wealthy Americans. 19thnews.org/2025/02/medicaid- #insurance

  10. US #fertilityrate dropped to lowest in a century as US #births dipped in 2023
    There were about 3.6 million babies born in 2023, or 54.4 live births for every 1,000 females ages 15-44. Births continued to shift to older #mothers. Birth rate was highest among women ages 30-34 -- with about 95 births for every 1,000 women in this group in 2023. Women 40 and older were the only group to see an increase in birth rate, although -- at less than 13 births for every 1,000 women
    cnn.com/2024/04/24/health/us-b

  11. 25 studies in multiple countries show that educating fathers, grandmothers, and other family member on the importance of early exclusive breastfeeding supports improved nutrition during a child’s crucial first 1000 days.

    pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/326074

    @uncpopcenter #NICHDImpact #Breastfeeding #Births #ChildNutrition #Education

  12. The 2017 Trump Administration travel ban on 7 Muslim-majority countries is linked to a rise in premature births among women from those countries residing in the U.S.

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/332619

    #NICHDImpact #Premature #Births #Policy #Preterm #InfantHealth #Immigrants

  13. Recent research suggests that if rates of obstetric practices had not changed between 1990 and 2013, then the average U.S. birth weight would have increased over this time.

    #Obstetrics #BirthWeight #Births #Fertility

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/319972

  14. Nonmarital birth rates increased in communities that experienced both a rise opioid overdose deaths and higher prescription drug use rates reflecting social disruptions primarily affecting unmarried women.

    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/338342

    #NICHDImpact #Fertility #SubstanceAbuse #Opiods #Births #Family #FPRH