Pro-natalism doesn’t need a bold cultural revolution, just more little platoons

Pro-natalism doesn’t need a bold cultural revolution, just more little platoons COMMENTARY 29 JULY 2026 i The gap between two and three isn’t so big GINNY ROTH VIEW BIO ARTICLE SUMMARY KEY STATS In February, my husband and I had our third baby. Our household has now surpassed not only Canada’s fertility rate of 1.25 children per woman, but also the replacement rate (the number required to keep the birth rate steady). I say this not to brag—though I must confess some pride in the size of our brood—but because, though a three-child household is clearly attainable for many, it is increasingly ra…