> Some countries have tried policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity leave, free childcare, financial incentives and extra employment rights, but there

> Some countries have tried policies such as enhanced maternity and paternity leave, free childcare, financial incentives and extra employment rights, but there is no clear answer. At least maternity & paternity leaves are a different beast altogether and shouldn't be included in the equation. They should be a basic human right as parents need their time to take care of their child. If you remove that, you create many problems for the young human. Many Europeans take it for granted they can take care of the bayby for a year or so not realizing there are countries where the mother has to go back to work after a couple of weeks or the state doesn't guarantee any leave - I have no idea what these poor parents do in such a situation.