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How other countries provide incentives to encourage childbirth

By Wang Xiaodong | China Daily | Updated: 2018-02-07 08:02

Aging populations and declining fertility rates are global trends, and many countries have taken a range of measures to cope with the challenges they present.

In Toyama, a coastal city on Honshu, Japan's main island, authorities have built a major nursing facility to support couples raising children. The facility, near the city's rail station, comprises many elements, including a playground, rooms designed specifically for mothers, nursing facilities for sick children and a library for both children and adults.

To ensure continuity of services for mothers and children, the facility only closes one day a month.

How other countries provide incentives to encourage childbirth

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