The pressure to give birth in Hungary - BBC World Service

Birth rates are dropping around the world. Hungary is trying to do something about it.

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Hungary has spent more than a decade encouraging families to have more children through generous financial incentives. But who wins and who loses - and does the policy even work?

00:00 Hungary’s pro-natalist policies
01:12 Success in stopping falling birth rates
01:37 But are some families getting into a trap?
02:28 Hungary’s early wins start to recede – but why?
03:14 Not all parents believe the policies are the best way to spend money
04:02 Barbara and Levi get the results of their third IVF attempt
04:59 A new government with new plans?

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