{"id":1573,"date":"2026-02-10T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2026-02-10T08:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:52:12","slug":"have-a-baby-while-you-still-can-france-to-tell-29-year-olds-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1573","title":{"rendered":"Have a baby while you still can, France to tell 29-year-olds | World News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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All 29-year-old French citizens are to be encouraged by their government to have babies while they still can.<\/p>\n

Health officials say the aim is to avoid these men and women facing fertility problems later on and thinking “if only I had known”.<\/p>\n

The strategy is one part of a 16-point-plan to boost the fertility rate in France, one of many western countries, including the UK<\/strong><\/a> where figures are tumbling.<\/p>\n

The trend is creating anxiety about how governments can fund pensions and healthcare for ageing populations, with fewer younger working people paying taxes.<\/p>\n

But globally, policies to boost fertility rates have produced limited results, and critics of the French scheme suggested that better housing and maternity provision could be more effective solutions.<\/p>\n

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