The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More babies born in Switzerland than for 45 years There were more babies born in Switzerland in 2016 than in any year since 1972, official statistics show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170630/more-babies-born-in-switzerland-than-for-45-years Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:53:17 +0200 more-babies-born-in-switzerland-than-for-45-years Mia and Noah top Swiss list for names of newborn Mia and Noah remained the most popular names for newborn children in Switzerland last year, according to a report issued from Bern on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150804/mia-and-noah-top-list-for-names-of-newborn Tue, 04 Aug 2015 13:21:28 +0200 mia-and-noah-top-list-for-names-of-newborn Swiss baby boom boosted by immigration Switzerland is bucking the trend in the rest of Europe with a rising birth rate bolstered by immigration, new federal figures show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150703/baby-boom-in-switzerland-bolstered-by-immigration Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:54:11 +0200 baby-boom-in-switzerland-bolstered-by-immigration Foreign women have rising share of newborns More than one in three babies were born in Switzerland last year to foreign mothers, a proportion that has doubled in the past 20 years, according to government figures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141001/foreign-women-give-birth-to-rising-share-of-newborns Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:17:00 +0200 foreign-women-give-birth-to-rising-share-of-newborns Down's syndrome cases soar in Switzerland The number of children born with Down’s syndrome more than doubled in Switzerland between 2003 and 2012, according to figures from the federal statistics office. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140714/downs-syndrome-cases-soar-in-switzerland Tue, 15 Jul 2014 00:13:15 +0200 downs-syndrome-cases-soar-in-switzerland Mia, Noah, Emma and Gabriel top name chart The Swiss stuck with recent tradition when it came to naming their children last year, with Mia and Noah remaining the most popular names in German-speaking Switzerland and Emma and Gabriel in the French area. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130806/mia-noah-emma-and-gabriel-top-baby-name-rankings Tue, 06 Aug 2013 13:26:00 +0200 mia-noah-emma-and-gabriel-top-baby-name-rankings Swiss share of births out of wedlock doubles The number of children born out of wedlock in Switzerland has virtually doubled in the past decade, but the rate remains well below the European average, a report released on Thursday shows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130704/births-to-unmarried-women-double-in-10-years Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:38:00 +0200 births-to-unmarried-women-double-in-10-years