Page 3 - Fertility Issues

Fertility rate drops to 2 children; now below replacement level: NFHS

The TFR ranges from 1.1 children per woman in Sikkim to 3 children per woman in Bihar

Women still bear disproportionate burden in many areas, shows NFHS-5 data

One in 10 women in the hinterland wanted ac­cess to family planning methods in 2019-20 but did not have an opportunity

Is a drop in India's fertility rate bad news for the economy?

Govt data reveal that India's fertility rate is declining. It is now lower than replacement levels -- implying a population decrease in the years to come. Will it hurt the economy in the long run?

Not-so-young future as India's fertility rate dips, shows data

Infant mortality and under-five mortality has reduced from 40.7 to 35.2 and 49.7 to 41.9

Stem cell bank LifeCell secures Rs 255 cr from its founders and Orbimed

LifeCell is looking to further leverage its technological expertise to enter new categories like fertility health and cell-based therapeutics

The exotic and banal

Book review of Pha(bu)llus: A Cultural History

Fewer workers, more retirees: Slowing population spells problem for world

Demographers predict that by latter half of the century, global population will enter a sustained decline for the first time.

Peaking population

India must prepare for the social implications of declining fertility

Preference for sons persists in India as total fertility rate declines

India's total fertility rate (TFR), the number of children expected to be born per woman during her entire span of reproductive period, has reduced from 2.3 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2017

Got fertility issues? App helps Kashmiri woman get pregnant after 7 years

My Follow Up app was utilised to give her medical advice, share reports from both ends of patients