Since the implementation of the universal two-child policy in 2016, the number of births has climbed to 17.86 million in 2016, and then declined for three consecutive years, with the policy effect obviously fading away.In recent years, the desire of women of childbearing age has decreased, and the aging of population has accelerated.During the NPC and CPPCC sessions this year, Mr.Nie Pengju, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Keli Motor Group, suggested speeding up legislation on maternity insurance.

  "The direct cause of the problem is that the desire to have children continues to decline and the cost of childbirth increases."According to Mr.Nie, the immediate cause of the decline in fertility is the high economic cost of having children."The economic conditions for childbearing, housing conditions, human resources and time and energy, high expenditure on education development and so on all need strong support from the economic foundation."

In addition, he believes that the fertility culture and fertility will have undergone fundamental changes, and the concept of late marriage, late childbirth, fewer and better births and life style have become the mainstream of social fertility concepts.

  Mr.Nie Pengju suggested increasing publicity, strengthening the awareness of maternity insurance, speeding up legislation on maternity insurance and expanding the coverage of maternity insurance for workers.

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