Singapore is scrambling to stabilize birthrates. Experts say there are lessons for the U.S.

Singapore has unveiled a national initiative built entirely around its collapsing birthrate. Some demographers say the plan includes policy ideas that could help American parents.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7067x4711+0+0/resize/7067x4711!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2Fa4%2F94b394c649979259b0009f9fcf1c%2Fgettyimages-2291553482.jpg' alt='Pedestrians cross a road in Singapore's Chinatown district. The country's leaders rolled out a sweeping new policy aimed at shoring up birthrates.'/><p>Singapore has unveiled a national initiative built entirely around its collapsing birthrate. Some demographers say the plan includes policy ideas that could help American parents.</p><p>(Image credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5944260' />