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Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on rise around world?
Published on: July 5, 2025, 5:37 p.m. | Source: Firstpost
Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies in a bid to boost its plummeting birth rate, but experts say cash incentives alone can’t reverse the global fertility crisis. Here's why pronatalist policies may be more ideological than effective.