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Babies for the NationFriday 13 September 2002
Britain, along with the rest of Europe is currently suffering a slump in birth rates.

Should we be concerned about these low birth rates and what can governments do to persuade us to have more children?
Dr Anne Summers, curator of Modern Historical Manuscripts at the British Library, and Dr Briony Eckstein, teaching fellow in the Department of Social Statistics at Southampton University join Jenni to discuss.

BBC News: 2.4 children 'no longer the average'


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