Fertility Rates In Several Develop Countries

Fertility rates is the average number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime. Nowadays, fertility rates among woman in several develop countries such as in Singapore, Australia and France was in critical condition. When fertility rates in one country was decreased, it will affected the future development. Hence, developed countries was came out with a solution to overcome this problem by offered an incentives to reverse falling fertility rates and encouraged married person to have a children.

In 2006, Austria's fertility rate was 1.4 slide down to 1.3 in 2007. This statistic was open up Austria's government eyes to work out with solution. They was offered 436 pound sterling for lower earning mothers until the child is three. This incentives was to lighten the burdened of lower earning mothers.

Besides, our neighbourhood countries, Singapore also face the same problem. Based on World Health Organization statistic, Singapore was the critical countries that face the lowest fertility rates. In 2006, the fertility rates was going down from 1.2 to 1.1 in 2007. This cronic problem was reverse by incentives. Singapore was offered bonuses for each babies.Moreover, for government workers, three months' fully-paid leave for pregnant woman. This will avoid family planning among career's woman.