Wanita MCA organises a ‘good pregnancy’ talk: One in five couples faces infertility


WITH the rising trend of late marriages and declining birth rates, infertility has become an increasingly important issue in Malaysia.

According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the total fertility rate declined from 1.7 children per woman in 2023 to 1.6 in 2024, remaining below the replacement level of 2.1.

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