Singapore Urges a Baby Boom

Published March 6, 2004 at 7:00 PM HST

Singapore is trying to encourage its citizens to make more little Singaporeans, hoping to avert a population decline. From the island city-state, Kelly McEvers reports on the government's efforts to sponsor a baby boom.

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