Why do women under 35 years old in Ho Chi Minh City have to give birth to 2 children to receive subsidies?

The subsidy policy for women in Ho Chi Minh City who give birth to two children under the age of 35 is attracting the attention of many readers. But why is it only for women under 35?

Ho Chi Minh City supports 3 million VND for women who give birth to 2 children before the age of 35 - Photo: DUYEN PHAN

After Tuoi Tre Online published the article "Women who give birth to 2 children before the age of 35 in Ho Chi Minh City are being listed for benefits", it received many responses from readers.

Many people wonder why the policy only supports women under 35 years old who have 2 children and does not apply to other cases, such as women 35 years old and over?

Why not apply to all women who have 2 children?

"Why must you be under 35? Living in big cities and having two children is commendable. Not to mention that having children nowadays will be later because of many factors such as ensuring the family's finances and many other factors before having a second child.

I think it should be applied to under 40 years old in big cities, under 35 years old in other regions. Doing so will ensure the current birth situation is true," suggested a reader named Trong.

Similarly, reader Tran Anh asked why the second child must be from 2024 onwards, while those born in previous years such as 2021, 2022, 2023 are not eligible? "What if a few years later there is a third, fourth, or fifth child, will the policy continue to support it?", reader Haiyen wondered.

"Currently, many women give birth late. Having two children should be rewarded with money, not an age limit," a reader from SG expressed his opinion.

In response to many questions about why support is only given to women giving birth under 35 years old and not extended to other cases such as women 35 years old and above or only women who have given birth to 2 children, reader Huan explained: "This policy is called encouraging birth. If you give birth under 35 years old, the baby will be born healthier and smarter, and the mother will also have fewer complications during childbirth."

"It's hard for a couple to support each other, let alone provide for their children. The most important thing is to solve the problem from the root. We need to review the policies to support families during and after giving birth to see if they are the best.

Are women who give birth before, during and after giving birth discriminated against in their jobs? What are social policies for young children?

I think the free tuition and hospital fee policy is very good. But I am considering having children after marriage, I feel more hopeful for the future if there are such policies," reader Anh Thu Nguyen shared.

Women's fertility declines sharply from age 35 and up

In response to questions from many readers, Mr. Pham Chanh Trung - Head of the Ho Chi Minh City Population Department - said that the city has issued Resolution No. 40/2024 dated December 11, 2024 of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council regulating the policy of rewarding and supporting collectives and individuals who perform well in population work in Ho Chi Minh City.

This policy is based on Circular No. 01/2021 dated January 25, 2021 of the Ministry of Health guiding a number of contents for localities to issue reward and support policies for collectives and individuals who perform well in population work.

The content of the support policy for "women giving birth to two children before the age of 35" is clearly stated in the above circular.

In addition, according to recommendations from medical experts, women's fertility changes with age. At the age of 20-24, women are most likely to conceive. After that, this ability gradually decreases, and at the age of 35, it begins to decrease sharply.

By the time they turn 45, very few women are able to conceive naturally.

In addition to the ability to conceive, the older a woman is when giving birth, the higher the risk of complications during pregnancy such as diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.; the risk of miscarriage.

In particular, the risk of the child having slow neuromotor development also increases with the mother's age. The reason is that the older the mother is, the higher the possibility of the chromosomes in the egg sticking together, leading to diseases related to chromosomal disorders for the fetus such as Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome...

According to a study, the rate of giving birth to a child with Down syndrome for a 25-year-old mother is only 1/1,250; for a 30-year-old mother it is 1/952, for a mother over 35 it is 1/378, for a mother over 45 it is 1/30...

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