Declining birth rate- draft

Based on new data from the the Central Statistical Office (GUS), Poland's annual birth rate is the lowest in 11 years. A lack of stability in the job market, scarcity of affordable apartments and space in nurseries and changing customs all delay many couple's plans of starting a family. According to Rzeczpospolita, the inadequate number of nurseries makes women extend their maternity leave in order to care for their child. This in turn limits their future employment prospects as well as dissuades from having additional children for financial reasons. GUS estimates that there are currently  217,000  unemployed women who attempt to return to work after having children. Based on the current trends, this number will only keep rising in the next few years, as there as the number of women between the ages of 25-34 declines.