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    Propping Up Childbirth

    Sep 01, 2022 4 minutes
    By Ji Jing
    Copyedited by G.P. Wilson

    Chinese authorities have issued a guideline introducing a raft of policies for prenatal and postnatal support to promote balanced long-term population development.

    On August 16, 17 central departments, including the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (NDRC), released a guideline to increase the nation’s population growth. Comprehensive measures including better maternal care services and public childcare services, improved maternity and parental leave policies, preferential policies on housing and taxation, and the fostering of fertility-friendly workplaces were included in the guideline.

    According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the number of China’s newborns fell to 10.62 million in 2021, marking a

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