[Opinion] Desiring for a declining child, rising infertility... Why do the French make fewer babies?

In an opinion, the National Ethics Advisory Committee referred to several factors to explain the decline in the birth rate in France.

The birth rate has been lowest in France since the end of the Second World War, according to INSEE. The National Ethics Committee explains this Thursday the multiple reasons for this drop in births and develops several recommendations to support those who want children.

By Moritz Mohring: Bentheim's daycare landscape is undergoing change. Due to current and future renovation and new construction work at several daycare centers, the administration must plan carefully and compensate for lost places here and there. The fact that significantly fewer children in need of childcare were added than expected in the 2023/24 birth cohort is at least somewhat relieving. "This puts many communities in a good position," says…