Birth rates in Singapore have fallen so low that a television network in that country has turned to a reality show to try to help increase birth rates.
“Here’s Looking at You, Babe!” follows a couple from the beginnings of pregnancy to birth of the child. The father featured in the series, Allan Li, told Channel NewsAsia, “The government wants Singaporeans to have more kids and we are stepping in.”
Singapore’s total fertility rate currently stands at a record low of just 1.26 births per woman — far below the 2.1 rate need for a population to remain stable.
According to the Associated Press, the incoming Singaporean Prime Minister recently said that his top priority will be reversing the birth dearth in that country.
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Singapore TV Show Encourages Baby-Making. Jake Lloyd-Smith, Associated Press, July 4, 2004.
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