The Outlook-Toluna Survey on motherhood finds that women see grandparents and extended family as among the strongest enablers of successful parenting. As this support disappears, India’s fertility debate needs to ask a new question: who will care?
Nivedita Singh
About The Author
Nivedita Singh is a data journalist with over ten years of experience covering government, public policy, and elections. Her data-driven reporting focuses on governance, infrastructure, education and social development.
About The Author
Nivedita Singh is a data journalist with over ten years of experience covering government, public policy, and elections. Her data-driven reporting focuses on governance, infrastructure, education and social development.
For urban Indian women, the desire to build a family and experience the joys of parenthood takes precedence over considerations of legacy, family expectations, or religious obligations to have children. Yet two in five married women surveyed say they faced pressure to have a son
The Outlook-Toluna Survey on motherhood found that 55 per cent of women consider two children the ideal family size, while 30 per cent prefer one. But for many young couples, the rising cost of education, health care and child care are proving to be prohibitive
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