Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in Europe except for one province that has emerged as a parallel procreation universe.
In a municipal building in the heart of the alpine city of Bolzano, Stefano Baldo clocked out of work early for his breastfeeding break.
All of that, experts say, helps free up women to work, which is vital for the economy. As in France and some Scandinavian countries, it also shows that a policy of offering affordable daycare services has the power to steer Italy from the impending demographic cliff as the birthrate falls.Davide Monteleone/The New York Times
He hopped on his scooter and arrived at the nursery school to pick up his 5- and 4-year-old sons. “Oh, you want both of them?” the preschool teacher joked. “But let me hide one under my apron.” The Baldo family said provincial support meant everything to them. Like every parent in the province, they received 200 euros a month for each of their six children until they turned three. That is on top of the monthly check for 1900 euros they receive from the national government.
”They bet on a network of widespread micro nurseries,” said Mariangela Franch, an economics professor at the University of Trento. “The local culture also plays an important role,” said Alessandro Rosina, a prominent Italian demographer. “And that is hard to export.”
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