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The Flip Side of the Declining Birth Rate, Taking a Closer Look at XL Families
The size of the Italian family decreased by almost half during the 20th century: even having four children has become an exception.
Nov 1, 2024


Population Decline, the Tangle of Birth Rate and Immigration
Each country has two approaches to replenishing its population. The main one is children being born. The other one is to welcome foreigners
Oct 1, 2024

Europe's Oldest Mothers are Italian; is Having Children Still a Choice?
Italy has the oldest mothers in Europe. More than 8 out of every 100 babies have mothers over40. But why don't people have children earlier?
Aug 21, 2024

Our Pledge for the 2024 European Elections, look up the candidates who signed it
Look up the candidates who already signed The Why Wait Agenda's “European Fertility Gap Pledge 2024"
May 16, 2024


Dads’ long march to demolish the patriarchy
Shared parenting is the new frontier of the family: and fathers are discovering the joys of caring for their children. But gender stereotype
Mar 19, 2024

You can now put fertility on ice. Yet, very few people do it
Reproductive cells can be taken out, frozen, and used in a pregnancy at a later date. But the truth is that hardly anyone freezes their egg
Jan 13, 2024


M for Mother, the scarlet letter that burdens women in their professional lives
Working women don an invisible cloak with a scarlet letter, the M for mother. Or rather, U for uterus.
Oct 17, 2023


The Struggle of Single Women, Motherhood Is the Right of All
Want to solve the declining birth rate issue? Support single women who want to become mothers: «yet single motherhood is still tough»
Jul 21, 2023


Having Children, One in Six Struggle With Infertility
When are you going to have kids? Not everyone who doesn't have children is doing so by choice; one in six struggle with infertility
Jun 2, 2023


Why Aren't We Having More Children? Here's the Honest Truth
The fertility gap it’s the difference between the amount children we would like to have and the children we actually have.
May 5, 2023


Is there hope as long as there are periods? Not really
Can it be said that between 13 and 51 year old the fertility window for women is open? No: one does not remain fertile until her last period
Oct 10, 2022


Becoming a mother: the longer the wait, the fewer the chances
When it comes to having children, there is a key factor that differentiates women from men: the biological clock.
Oct 10, 2022


The two key birth rate figures
There are two figures to be aware of when talking about birth rates: the fertility rate and the average age when having the first child.
Oct 10, 2022
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