Fertility Care: Alberta's Workforce Solution

0:00Researchers just dropped a report showing how fertility care could help Alberta build its workforce without leaning so hard on immigration. To keep the population steady, we need a replacement rate of 2.1 kids per family, but we're way below that. Only 16% of Alberta's growth is coming from natural births, leaving 84% to newcomers. Infertility rates are climbing every year, so folks in Mauroa University and fertility Alberta surveyed 206 patients two years back. They found treatment hits hard on the job, and wallet, with folks delaying kids for careers, school, or costs amid rising inflation. Most workers, 65% said infertility, messed with their employment, even if 39% had supported bosses. 82% took time off, dipping into vacation or sick days, and some hid their struggles like a double life. Plus, 61% needed loans or family cash to cover bills. This pile up too, 23% waited 6 months for care, 12% over a year, and a quarter drove

1:03more than 60 kilometers. Over 80% won public IVF funding, or tax credits, like other provinces offer, to smooth the path to parenthood. Alberta's chatting positively with the government on a homegrown fertility plan, it's not if, but when. This could stabilize our economy and families without the full immigration crutch. That's your Calgary News today update, AI powered and always on.