fertility rate

2022 Records Lowest Singapore Fertility Rate Ever - What's Really Happening?

Over the years, Singapore has experienced a gradual decline in resident Age-Specific Fertility Rates (ASFRs) for those aged below 30 years, while seeing a slight rise for those aged 30 years and over.

What is the government doing about Singapore's low birth rate?

What is the Singapore government doing to reverse the low fertility rate in Singapore?

PAP Women’s Wing’s marriage and parenthood proposal: an overview

Though the PM’s National Day Rally speech did not go into specifics over the announced pro-family measures, the PAP Women’s Wing (WW) proposals on improving the country’s total fertility rate (TFR) might give us some clues. Here’s an overview of the WW’s recommendations.

Quadruplets cost parents over $180,000!

A set of premature quadruplets born last month, the first since 2008, are running up an estimated hospital bill of $180,000 and counting, and the babies’ family is growing more distressed as they wonder how to pay for it all.

POLL: Maternity leave not a solution to raising fertility rate

Although NTUC’s latest proposal aims to bring up our fertility rate, their idea still has parents -- and their employers -- asking “Why?” Is our local labour movement barking up the wrong tree? We ask a few parents, including Sher-li Torrey, founder of Mums@Work, for their opinions. And we'd like to hear from you too; take our survey below and have your say!