Tasso di fertilità a Malta – “La popolazione di Malta sta morendo”.

This is not a political post. And I think, from my personal experience, that the issue for infertility is stress. Nothing but stress.

I ask: how can you raise a family when both parents need to work to pay off their hefty home loan? Ah yes, the free-or-charge childcare services. But the work stress? The pressure from paying off the loan? The family pressures? For instance, children especially in their early age tend to fall sick very often. And many times, employers refuse to allow a level of flexibility.

Another example, again from personal experience. How can you raise a family when there is a construction site next to you? You have to endure at least 3 to 5 years until the building is fully finished. The noise, vibrations, pollution – it is impossible for the mother and baby to rest.

Again, not a political post, but would love to read other users’ reactions to David Spiteri Gingell’s remarks.