Parenthood aspirations: New study finds 84% surveyed ideally want at least 1 child

Singapore may be seeing fewer births, but most young adults say they still want children. A new Thomson Medical-NUS study has found that 84 per cent of them ideally want at least one child. The findings highlight a gap between parenthood aspirations and the country's falling fertility rate. CNA speaks to Cassandra Loh, Acting CEO of Thomson Medical Singapore, and Dr Reuben Ng, Principal Investigator and Associate Professor at the NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.