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A reversal of fertility trends in Singapore

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Kuldip Singh ,
Yoke Fai Fong  and
S.S. Ratnam
Kuldip Singh
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore
Yoke Fai Fong
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore
S.S. Ratnam
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National University of Singapore
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Summary

Free access to contraception and effective legislation measures, have resulted in a decline in fertility in Singapore. A new population policy of ‘three children or more if you can afford it’ was therefore introduced in 1986. This paper discusses the new population policies and measures their effect on fertility in Singapore.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 73 - 78
Copyright
Copyright © 1991, Cambridge University Press

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