China is going to make some special improvements in the country's 'National Insurance Scheme' to stop the decreasing birth rate. Under this scheme, free treatment of infertility will be given among the falling population so that the expenditure incurred in this can be reduced. This special scheme has been implemented by the government so that the expenses incurred by the family members can be reduced.
Chinese government implements free treatment of infertility
Under this scheme, 'Assisted Reproductive Technology' (ART) techniques have been included. In this, labour analgesia will also be included to reduce the pain of childbirth. In the treatment of infertility, the ART process is in vitro fertilization ( IVF).
The government there cited China's declining population as one of the biggest obstacles to national development and insisted that it already included ovulation-inducing drugs in its coverage to help "reduce the burden of infertility". Have included. Also, more and more people are being asked to get married and have children. According to reports, the birth rate in China has been falling for years. Last year, the country registered a decline in population for the first time in more than 60 years.
According to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the country's population will fall to 1.411 billion in 2022, which is 850,000 less than the previous year. At the same time, the birth rate fell to a record low of 6.77 births per 1,000 people. Some 9.56 million babies are expected to be born in 2022, compared to 10.62 million in 2021.
For these reasons women depend more on IVF
According to Chen Wei, a professor at China's 'Renmin University', the an increasing number of women in China getting delayed in marriage. Women are often not having children in the rush to make money and pursue a career. Options that cover costly procedures like IVF can help ease some of these pressures, Chen said. The average cost associated with IVF in cities such as Shanghai is between $4,500 to $5,000.
There are 539 ART-registered medical institutions and 27 sperm banks in China by June 2021. According to experts at the country's National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, these facilities facilitate more than one million IVFs every year.
Policymakers in China are concerned that a demographic crisis is being created due to the ripple effect of economic growth.
The 'One child' policy failed
China had made a rule to remove the fear of overpopulation and reduce poverty. Which was also very famous. The "One Child" policy was introduced. But in 2015, it was decided to end it amid concerns about a rapidly growing population and a shrinking workforce. Due to this economic and social stability can be threatened.
After rectifying this, two children were allowed to be born. But later the policy was further loosened to allow up to three. Chinese officials are also moving to remove restrictions on the registration of births of children born to unmarried parents in a country where unmarried mothers Still have to face the stigma.
