Fertility News

The decision to have smaller families is not entirely an economic choice, but also driven by social norms suggests a new study

There are two vastly different fertility transitions going on in rural and urban India, and the north and south could well be two different countries

The government’s Sample Registration System in 22 states shows that TFR for India declined to 2.2 in 2017 after being stable at 2.3 between 2013 and 2016The total fertility rate has more than halved in both urban and rural areas

The acquisition of Nova will help AHH create the largest healthcare platform in India focused on the mother and childNova Fertility operates India’s second largest network of 20 IVF (in-vitro fertilization) centres in 15 cities

The window of demographic dividend points to a differential approach to socio-economic policy planning

By 2031,some Indian states will face similar ageing-related issues that European countries are facing today.

The issue is not just the number of children a woman bears, but if she has the freedom of choice in terms of 'if, when and how' to have a baby

Ensuring that the girl child is educated sets off a virtuous chain reactionimproved literacy leading to delayed age of marriage, fewer and heathier children and corresponding reduction in poverty

China is seeing a boom in people seeking fertility treatment following the end of its decades-long one child policy, turning the country into one of the world's biggest markets for solutions like IVF. But domestic restrictions on egg donation and surrogacy are sending many to overseas clinics in places like Thailand and Cambodia.

Empowering women to make reproductive choices is the best way to address fertility, and its associated health challenges in India