Huileng Tan of the Business Insider reports that China’s falling birth rate is leading to the closure of many hospital obstetrics departments. She writes:
People in China are having fewer babies — so much so that many hospitals in the country have stopped delivery services altogether, as the state-owned Chinese newspaper The Paper reported Monday.
The trend appears to have started last year when some hospitals in China shut their obstetrics departments, with The Paper also reporting on the phenomenon in September.
It’s unclear exactly how many hospitals have shut their obstetrics departments or halted newborn-delivery services in the past year, but the closures are continuing into 2024. […]
Two Chinese women told Business Insider’s Kevin Tan last month that they were resistant to having kids because of the cost and commitment involved.
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