A nurse helps Zamerun Nisha, 33, breastfeed her baby at the labour ward of a community health centre in Bahadurganj subdivision of Kishanganj district, Bihar, India, March 21, 2023. Just minutes after giving birth to her fifth child at a government clinic in Kishanganj district, Zamerun, who is married to mason Md. Wasim, 40, said she would try to secure permission from her husband to undergo sterilisation before leaving for home, who later agreed to the procedure. "My body cannot take this pressure of having babies anymore," she told Reuters. "I have been lucky to survive each time." REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS POPULATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Zamerun Nisha, 33, gives birth to her fifth child at the labour ward of a community health centre in Bahadurganj subdivision of Kishanganj district, Bihar, India, March 21, 2023. Just minutes after giving birth to her fifth child at a government clinic in Kishanganj district, Zamerun, who is married to mason Md. Wasim, 40, said she would try to secure permission from her husband to undergo sterilisation before leaving for home, who later agreed to the procedure. "My body cannot take this pressure of having babies anymore," she told Reuters. "I have been lucky to survive each time." REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS POPULATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Zamerun Nisha, 33, lies down as a doctor checks the heartbeat of her child with an ultrasound machine, at the labour ward of a community health centre in Bahadurganj subdivision of Kishanganj district, Bihar, India, March 21, 2023. Just minutes after giving birth to her fifth child at a government clinic in Kishanganj, Zamerun, who is married to mason Md. Wasim, 40, said she would try to secure permission from her husband to undergo sterilisation before leaving for home, who later agreed to the procedure. "My body cannot take this pressure of having babies anymore," she told Reuters. "I have been lucky to survive each time." REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS POPULATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Sabina Begum, 22, sits before giving birth to her child, at the labour ward of a community health centre in Bahadurganj subdivision of Kishanganj district, Bihar, India, March 21, 2023. India's fertility rate, fell to 2.0 in 2019-21, but State health officials estimate Kishanganj's fertility rate at 4.8 or 4.9, creating a population growth problem that the state is trying to curb with the distribution of condoms and birth control pills, as well as the paying 3,000 Indian rupees ($36.50) to women who get sterilised, 4,000 rupees to men, and 500 rupees per surgery to the health workers who perform them. "I talk to women while they are experiencing labour pain and nudge them to undergo sterilisation immediately after delivery," said Parvati Rajak, a medical officer in one of Kishanganj?s seven government health centres. "But the final choice is always made by the family". REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS POPULATION" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A child holds a placard which reads "my mom carried me, why penalize her" during a demonstration against French government's pension reform plan in Saint-Nazaire as part of a day of national strike and protests in France, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe 

Swimming instructor Marta Pizza, 26, speaks to a child during a swimming lesson in Rome, Italy January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

Swimming instructor Marta Pizza, 26, looks at a child during a swimming lesson in Rome, Italy January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane 

Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, looks out of his house in the village Lambagad, around 30km from Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 15, 2023. Chauhan works as a day labourer in Gauchar, a town around 80km from Joshimath, while his wife Geeta Devi, 40, was staying in Joshimath in a rental house with her youngest child, a son. They had moved from Lambagad to Joshimath eight years previously for their kids' education. After the cracks developed in the house, they moved back to Lambagad. "We will face the same issue of educating our kids again," he said. "Where do we go now?" REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

Bikram Singh Chauhan, 49, along with some labourers, loads his family belongings onto a truck after cracks developed inside the house he and his family rented in the Manohar Bagh area of Joshimath, in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India, January 14, 2023. Chauhan works as a day labourer in Gauchar, a town around 80km from Joshimath, while his wife Geeta Devi, 40, was staying in Joshimath in a rental house with her youngest child, a son. They had moved from Lambagad, a village, to Joshimath eight years previously for their kids' education. After the cracks developed in the house, they moved back to Lambagad. "We will face the same issue of educating our kids again," he said. "Where do we go now?" REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis SEARCH "FADNAVIS HIMALAYAS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A man and a child look at demonstrators, as South Africa's labour unions Congress of South Africa Trade Unions (COSATU), South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) and other unions embark on a nationwide strike over the high cost of living in Pretoria, South Africa, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Esa Alexander 

Soccer Football - Women's Euro 2022 - Semi Final - England v Sweden - Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Britain - July 26, 2022 Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, FA's Head of women's football Sue Campbell and UEFA Treasurer David Gill in the stands during the match REUTERS/Matthew Childs 

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 7, 2022 Leader of the Labour Party and opposition Keir Starmer in the Royal Box on centre court after Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina won her semi final match against Romania's Simona Halep REUTERS/Matthew Childs 

Zara Asamoah poses for a photograph at Arriva Rail London office, Watford, Britain, March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Zara Asamoah poses for a photograph at Arriva Rail London office, Watford, Britain, March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Zara Asamoah poses for a photograph at Arriva Rail London office, Watford, Britain, March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Zara Asamoah poses for a photograph at Arriva Rail London office, Watford, Britain, March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Zara Asamoah poses for a photograph at Arriva Rail London office, Watford, Britain, March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Zara Asamoah poses for a photograph at Arriva Rail London office, Watford, Britain, March 2, 2022. Picture taken March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Five year-old Fatima plays as women weave a carpet in a home workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan, January 13, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A woman holds a placard as she takes part in a protest of German trade union Verdi, in Berlin, Germany November 25, 2021. Placard reads: "Child protection requires time and money" REUTERS/Michele Tantussi 

Rochelle Wilcox, the owner of three child care centers, speaks on the phone in her office at Wilcox's Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Rochelle Wilcox carries cartons of milk for children at Wilcox's Academy of Early Learning, which is one of three learning centers she owns, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Rochelle Wilcox delivers cartons of milk to the two-year-olds' classroom, as teacher Steneisha Morehead sits at left, with student Andrew Robair III, Amore Smalls, Roemello Jones, and King Adams, at Wilcox's Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Rochelle Wilcox, the owner of three child care centers, poses for a portrait in her office at Wilcox's Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Rochelle Wilcox (L), the owner of three child care centers, speaks with teacher Briceshanay Gresham at Wilcox's Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Rochelle Wilcox, the owner of three child care centers, poses for a portrait in her office at Wilcox's Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 24, 2021. Picture taken August 24, 2021. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn 

Police officers escort a group of men accused of child trafficking at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa 

A police officer escorts a group of men accused for child-trafficking at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa 

A police officer removes handcuffs from a man, part of a group accused of child trafficking, at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa 

A police officer removes handcuffs from a man, part of a group accused of child trafficking, at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa 

A police officer removes handcuffs from men, part of a group accused of child-trafficking, at a court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa 

A lawyer speaks to a group of a men accused of child-trafficking at the court in Bouna, Ivory Coast, June 30, 2021. Picture taken June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ange Aboa 

A woman pushes a child in a stroller during a protest to demand better wages, vaccines and resources for soup kitchens in Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

A child looks on as members of the communist-affiliated trade union PAME take part in a demonstration against a planned labour bill, in Athens, Greece May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 

A child leans on railing on a boat crossing Yangtze River, during Labour Day holiday in Wuhan, Hubei province, China May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

A message reading the wish of a child "Everything should be back to normal" (top R) is left at a fountain at Frankfurt's main touristic hotspot "Roemerberg" during an extended lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

A message reading the wish of a child "I want to see whether my teacher is smiling" is seen at a fountain at Frankfurt's main touristic hotspot "Roemerberg" during an extended lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

A message reading the wish of a child "I wanna play hockey" (top R) is left at a fountain at Frankfurt's main touristic hotspot "Roemerberg" during an extended lockdown as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Frankfurt, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 

A child's silhouette is seen where a new home is being built in the community "El sueno de todos", (Everybody's dream) an unauthorized settlement without potable water, drainage system and electricity, where people have moved in with their families after losing their jobs and income, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Puente Alto area in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile August 22, 2020. Picture taken August 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado ? 

A child gestures while riding on a motorcycle as delivery riders join a global strike to demand better working conditions, at the Angel of Independence Monument in Mexico City, Mexico October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido 

A child plays while its mother works at a tannery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain 

Filipino nurse April Glory hugs her son before leaving for the UK, outside the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 20, 2020 after the government partially eased restrictions on health workers' movements. Glory first left the Philippines when her son was a year and a half old. "My mother told me: Better to leave now because my child will not really remember,” she said. Picture taken August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

A child cycles his bike across a quiet shopping street following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in St Helens, Britain, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble 

A man walks past a recruitment shop, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Luton, Britain August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

People walk past a recruitment shop, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Luton, Britain August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

A woman wearing a protective mask walks past a recruitment shop, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Luton, Britain August 6, 2020. REUTERS/Paul Childs 

A scavenger's child sits near a bag of collected recyclable waste at the Dandora dumpsite, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Eastlands Nairobi, Kenya July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A child holds a sign reading "Mum's job my future" during a protest against planned job cuts of Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Lufthansa Aviation Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

A child holds a sign reading "Mum's job my future" during a protest against planned job cuts of Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Lufthansa Aviation Centre in Frankfurt, Germany, June 24, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski 

Barber Renan Estate gives a haircut to a child at home as part of his "Delivery Barber" service, as his shop is closed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares 

Barber Renan Estate gives a haircut to a child at home as part of his "Delivery Barber" service, as his shop is closed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A woman wearing a face mask holds an umbrella as she walks with a child at the Galaxy SOHO office and commercial buildings during rainfall, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

A man and child play at the beach amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

A migrant worker carries her child, as they make their way across the border to their home state of Uttar Pradesh, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A migrant worker carries his child, as they wait to cross the border to their home state of Uttar Pradesh, during an extended nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India, May 15, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis 

A child wearing a face mask plays with fountains at the Sanlitun shopping area in Beijing during Labour Day holiday, following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, China May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

A child runs past a sanitary worker wearing a face mask at the Temple of Heaven, or Tiantan Park, on the first day of the five-day Labour Day holiday following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo 

A child in an ancient Chinese emperor costume poses for pictures at a photo booth at the Qianmen street, on the first day of the five-day Labour Day holiday following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

A staff member of a shop wearing a face mask passes sugar-coated haws to a child next to a statue at the Qianmen street, on the first day of the five-day Labour Day holiday following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 

A man holds a child on his shoulders as he protests, together with small businesses owners and artists, against the government over its handing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis and the subsequent economic fallout, at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, Israel April 30, 2020. The words on the face mask in Hebrew read "I am self-employed and I cannot breathe". REUTERS/Amir Cohen