Peter Rhodes on Procreation, Multiplication and the War that No-One Expects

Analysis: Why are people reluctant to have children?

THE leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, wants people to breed for Britain. He would like the nation to begin to reverse the declining birth rates that seem to be the fate of countries in Europe and the global North. Fertility rates are plummeting g...

BRITS DITCH BABIES FOR BARKING PETS!

The birthrate in many Western countries is apparently decreasing and is only being made up by the increase in immigration – criticised by many. The reason? An increasing number of younger couples are preferring to have pets instead of having children. The cost of raising children is onerous, and career-minded people realise that one or the other must put those careers on hold to raise children. Throughout the past several decades, the number of …

Peter Rhodes on procreation, multiplication and the war that no-one expects

According to a weekend report on the Great British fertility crisis, the main reasons for couples not having kids include money worries and “not feeling ready.” What advice can we of the older generations offer these baby-ditherers? Only the eternal truth: if you wait until you can afford children, you'd never have them.

London fertility clinic tackles cost barrier to egg freezing with 0% finance plan

Almost half of UK women (48%) say cost is stopping them from freezing their eggs, even though many are open to the idea. New research from TFP Fertility London reveals that affordability remains a key barrier for women considering fertility preservation. One in four women surveyed (25%) believe egg freezing is simply too expensive to consider, despite growing interest and fertility concerns driving demand. Almost half (46%) of women in their lat…