pronatalism
Pro-birth population policy
Pronatalism is the advocacy or policy of encouraging higher birth rates, often through financial incentives, cultural pressure, or restrictions on contraception and abortion.
The ideology treats population growth as socially desirable: The government's pronatalist policies include generous parental leave and child subsidies.
Pronatalism can range from benign celebration of parenthood to coercive state intervention in reproductive choices.
Copying or procreation
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- childbearingGiving birth to young
- birthrateNewborns per capita measure
procreation · fecundity · fertility treatments · IVF · family planning · assisted reproduction · surrogacy · egg freezing
Compensation for household members
- childcare subsidiesPayments helping parents afford daycare
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
- paternity leaveFather's childcare absence
tax credits · child allowance · baby bonus · housing grants · employment protection · aging population · workforce shortage · work-life balance
Increase in inhabitants over time
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- societal pressureForce to fit in
- legacyWhat's passed down
- ancestryFamily line of descent
heritage · tradition · patrilineage · matrilineage · posterity
Right to control childbearing
- overpopulationUnsustainable density of inhabitants
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
- informed consentPermission given with understanding
women's autonomy · quality of life · resource scarcity · climate anxiety
reproduction
Copying or procreation
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- childbearingGiving birth to young
birthrate · procreation · fecundity · fertility treatments · IVF · family planning · assisted reproduction · surrogacy · egg freezing · sperm donation
family benefits
Compensation for household members
- childcare subsidiesPayments helping parents afford daycare
- parental leaveJob-protected time for newborns
- maternity leaveJob-protected time for childbirth
paternity leave · tax credits · child allowance · baby bonus · housing grants · employment protection · aging population · workforce shortage · work-life balance
population growth
Increase in inhabitants over time
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- societal pressureForce to fit in
- legacyWhat's passed down
ancestry · heritage · tradition · patrilineage · matrilineage · posterity
reproductive autonomy
Right to control childbearing
- overpopulationUnsustainable density of inhabitants
- bodily autonomyControl over one's physique
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
informed consent · women's autonomy · quality of life · resource scarcity · climate anxiety
- Reproduction Policyfamily planning, population control, birth rate, fertility rate, one-child policy
- natalitybirth rate, birthrate, fertility rate, live births, replacement rate
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
nature, native, nation, innate, renaissance, nativity, natal, prenatal, internationalist