Pandemic-fuelled baby boom worries Indonesians
A doctor checking a pregnant patient at a clinic in Jakarta. Indonesia is warning of a baby boom that could see at least 400,000 more births than usual. – AFP pic, July 1, 2020.
WITH her husband left jobless by the pandemic, the last thing Indonesian mother Juarsih needed was to get pregnant, but now she’s expecting a third child – one of many in the country anxiously preparing for a Covid-fuelled baby boom. Indonesian authorities believe there could be 400,000 more births than usual next year as lockdowns keep couples at home and cut access to contraception, prompting fears of an increase in abortions and stunting of children in poorer families.
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