India's growing population a burden for struggling mothers

India’s growing population has become a burden for struggling mothers

India’s birth rate has fallen in recent years, except in the state of Bihar, where many people believe that having more children is considered a way to get more earning members for the family.

India's growing population a burden for struggling mothers

DARBHANGA: Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi kept having children because her husband insisted she could only stop once she had given birth to two sons. Devi's story is common across Bihar, the poorest state in the world's most populous country and also its fastest

India's growing population a burden for struggling mothers

Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi kept having children because her husband insisted she could only stop once she had given birth to two sons. Devi's story is common across Bihar, the poorest state in the world's most populous country and also its fastest-growing: with around 127 million people, it already has roughly as many people as

India's growing population a burden for struggling mothers

Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi kept having children because her husband insisted she could only stop once she had given birth to two sons. Devi's story is common across Bihar, the poorest state in the world's most populous country and also its fastest-growing: with around 127 million people, it already has roughly as many people as Mexico.