Trump’s baby boom push: Can cash, medals and IVF reverse America’s birth slump?

The US fertility rate stands at 1.62 births per woman, well below the replacement level of 2.1. In response, the Trump administration is advancing proposals including a $5,000 baby bonus, IVF subsidies, expanded child tax credits and reserved Fulbright scholarships for married applicants, thus luring them to have children

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