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The number of babies born in Scotland in the first quarter of 2017 has fallen to its lowest level for 14 years

In Poland, the birthrate has risen over the past few years thanks to the new government’s support with tax incentives for Polish couples to procreate. The solution is simple, offer tax incentives for Scots to have more Scots kids. – Design Engineer The low birth rate of the western world has little to do with fertility and everything to do with abortion. The UK destroying itself. – Scotland Loves UK “There are more deaths than births, but that gap is being filled by positive net migration. If we were left to our own devices we would disappear.” I disagree – we need to let our population balance out, increasing it constantly is not sustainable, we will reach a point where poverty will boom and there will be insufficient food. – Rob Mcaddress Figures showed 13,279 babies were brought into the world in the first four months of this year – 28 fewer (0.2 per cent) than the same period last year. 28 fewer? Oh gosh, what will we dae? – Frankie Fromage And last year was a leap year... – Blufface Mcblufferton