natalism
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.1|Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, surrounded by his family. Twice married, he fathered 16 children during his life. Natalism (also called pronatalism or the pro-birth position) is a policy paradigm or personal value that promotes the reproduction of human life as an important objective of humanity and therefore advocates a high birthrate.
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- Motives
- Religion
- Politics
- Intention to have children
- Concrete policies
- Natalist awards
- Current
- Former
- Postcommunist
- Russia
- Hungary
- Critics
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
thumb|upright=1.1|Uruguayan poet Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, surrounded by his family. Twice married, he fathered 16 children during his life. Natalism (also called pronatalism or the pro-birth position) is a policy paradigm or personal value that promotes the reproduction of human life as an important objective of humanity and therefore advocates a high birthrate.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term, as it relates to the belief itself, dates from 1971 and comes from , formed from , birthrate.