{"id":338315,"date":"2026-04-27T15:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-we-having-fewer-children-in-case-you-missed-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:00:21","slug":"why-are-we-having-fewer-children-in-case-you-missed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-we-having-fewer-children-in-case-you-missed-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are we having fewer children? | In Case You Missed It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mDx4wexe9LA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are we having fewer children? | In Case You Missed It\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mDx4wexe9LA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>If fewer people have children&#8230; what happens next?  <\/p>\n<p>Across the globe birth rates are falling, populations are ageing and debates about parenthood have become intensely divisive.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we set out to understand why parenthood might no longer feel like the default option, why birth rates are falling faster in some places than others and what this trend could mean for our future.<\/p>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re interested here are some of the stories we reference in this video: <\/p>\n<p>1. 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