Family: Singapore Marriage and Parenthood (M&P) Measures 2004

Woah, this is part of my examinable module for this semester's exam titled woman's health.
I went to a do a further research on the government's policy for childbirth at the IRAS website.

One child, NO REBATE under the PTR scheme.
Note: PTR replaces the old STR scheme.

It seems that if we ladies wanna maximise our tax rebates, we must have our 2 second child before we hit 29 years old. Under the Parenthood Tax Rebate you get $15000 if you give birth to your second child before 29 years old. (Yes, the old STR was better) Any other age the PTR is $10000. Third child $20000 regardless of age. Fourth child still $20000 regardless of age. So bo3 hua2 to get a 4th child.

Hospital rebate has been withdrawn for the 4th child so still bo3 hua2 to get a 4th child.

For more details and other rebates available to us ladies you can refer to:

http://fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/4372BDDA-2F95-4484-AE4B-13B1FDF6C93B/0/marriage_parenthood.pdf

http://app.mcys.gov.sg/web/corp_press_story.asp?szMod=corp&szSubMod=press&qid=453

http://www.mof.gov.sg/budget_2004/budget_speech/section19.html

http://app.mof.gov.sg/budget_2006/benefits_calculator/ (interesting link for your to play w/)
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Side track abit....

If I do my calculations now, I have less than 5 years to
get married and have kids before I hit 29!

Get a guy and ROM = 1 year
Get a place to stay+ renovation + wedding =1 year
Honey Moon period for two only = 1/2 year
Conceive and 1st pregnancy = 1 year
Rest = 1/2 year
Conceive and 2nd pregnancy = 1 year

Wah...running on a very tight scehdule here....haha...unless I get twins...

And hopping over to the congenital birth defects chapter, the risk of getting a Down's syndrome child doubles and triples after the age of 30 and 35 repectively.
Ladies are reaching menarche earlier these days which means that their ova's quality deteriorate and they hit menopause at an earlier age. Down's syndrome occurs as a result of an extra chromosome number 21 which can arise due to an abnormal ovum or from the inheritance of a translocated chromosome 21 from a carrier parent (either from the father or the mother).

Good that we are having the "Finding the Right Partner BS" now.
Haha, hope to get married asap and have healthier children. And then top it up with the maximum government tax rebates and incentives. Hee, I think I can be a govn't spokesperson to help increase the nation's fertility rates. BTW, the fertility rate for Singapore in 2003 was 1.26 and declining. Which means on the average ppl are having only one child. Way below replacement. Haha... no wonder the govn't is worried.
But for me two is just nice to replace me and my hubby.
And a third child is for growing the nation and God's pop of workers here on Earth. Haha.
But it is hard work raising a kid... not to mention two or three...bleah...