Could IVF Solve Britain’s Falling Birth Rate?
(wz) Fertility treatment could be used to boost Britain’s falling birth rate, a study has found.
Researchers compared birth rates in the UK and other countries where access to IVF is limited to those in Denmark where it is much more readily available.
Unlike the US and most of Europe, Denmark has a birth rate of around 1.9 children per woman, close to replacement levels of 2.1 babies, and this is in spite of the fact that the average age at which Danish women have children is rising.
In some nations, birth rates have fallen as low as 1.3 babies per woman – well below the rate needed to maintain populations. more…
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