Seventeen government departments released a guideline on Tuesday to boost(提高)the birth rate across the country.
All counties, cities and provinces are required to set up at least one government-funded maternity(产科医院)and child care institution(机构)to improve the welfare(福利)of pregnant women and newborn babies. Tailored campaigns to build more cheaper nursery services, such as day care and kindergartens, are being promoted.
Employers, schools, communities and social organizations are encouraged to offer child care services during the summer and winter vacations.
Workplaces are encouraged to have a flexible working system. Employers can discuss with employees ways of creating a flexible working mechanism(机制), such as a work-from-home system, to help employees solve difficulties in child care, The maternity leave system is being improved across the country, helping employees balance work and family, as well as promoting fair employment and career development.
to ensure the safety of the maternity fund. Unemployed women can enjoy maternity medical care by participating in basic medical insurance for urban and rural residents.
For example, cities are encouraged to raise the amount of housing loans with lower interest rates to those families.
A. including sending and picking up children from schools and taking care of sick and young children.
B. including losing temper while tutoring children with their homework.
C. The State will draw up a maternity insurance payment policy
D. Families without children will have stricter restrictions on house purchases.
E. Beneficial housing policies are being offered to families with more children.
F. Below are some of the specific measures.
G. More low-cost nursing services will also be provided.
