Impacts of birthrate decline
This POSTnote considers the potential impacts of birthrate decline, including on the workforce and the provision of public services.

Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (270 KB , PDF)
Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), used in combination with IVF, allows families with a history of a serious genetic disorder to have a child unaffected by the condition. This POSTnote covers the applications of PGD in the UK and how the technology is regulated.
Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (270 KB , PDF)
This POSTnote considers the potential impacts of birthrate decline, including on the workforce and the provision of public services.
This POSTnote will summarise the factors that affect winter mortality. It will outline evidence for policies to prevent excess winter deaths.
This POSTnote will assess the evidence on interventions for increasing healthy life expectancy, and reducing regional differences across England.