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Lawmakers consider housing incentives to encourage childbirth
The Ministry of Health has proposed that women who give birth to two children, or men raising two biological children without a spouse, be given priority to buy or rent social housing.
HCM City offers cash bonus for women having two children before age 35
Women in Ho Chi Minh City who give birth to two children before the age of 35 will now receive a financial support of 5 million VND (approximately USD 210), an increase of 2 million VND compared to the previous policy.
Vietnam urged to engage retirees as birth rate drops to 1.91
Vietnam's total fertility rate (TFR) dropped to a record low of 1.91 children per woman in 2024, signaling an urgent need for policies to address the declining birth rate and leverage the expertise of retirees to mitigate economic impacts.
Young people delay marriage, afraid to give birth
Young people are delaying marriage and are reluctant to give birth, which is risking a population crisis for the country in the future.
Financial support proposed for second child
A draft for the Law on Population has proposed that localities with low birth rates in Vietnam should provide financial support for women having a second child, as well as giving the children tuition exemptions.
Vietnam’s cesarean section rate unusually high, exceeds WHO recommendations
The rate of cesarean sections in VN among pregnant women has been increasing over the past 15 years, reaching 37 percent in 2022, higher than the rate recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
