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World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says

Stephanie Hegarty
Population correspondent@stephhegarty
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In a survey of 14,000 people, one in five respondents said they haven't had or expect they won't have the number of children they want

Namrata Nangia and her husband have been toying with the idea of having another child since their five-year-old daughter was born.

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