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Viewpoint: Could Singapore's fertility problem really be a marriage problem?

Published on 24 Aug 2026
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Singapore is strengthening support for forming and raising a family. But as more Singaporeans delay marriage and have fewer children, is the cost of parenthood really just financial? 

On Viewpoint, Lynlee Foo speaks to Paulin Straughan, Professor of Sociology (Practice), Singapore Management University, about the changing cost of parenthood and what it takes to make family life more achievable.

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