https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed History, technology and current political trends all seem to have an influence when German parents decide on names for their children, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20210325/adolf-alexa-greta-these-are-the-names-germans-dont-want-to-give-their-kids Thu, 25 Mar 2021 11:28:44 +0100 adolf-alexa-greta-these-are-the-names-germans-dont-want-to-give-their-kids Every year a million completely new names are given to newborns across Germany, according to the German Language Society. https://www.thelocal.de/20210223/a-million-completely-new-names-given-to-babies-in-germany-each-year Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:27:43 +0100 a-million-completely-new-names-given-to-babies-in-germany-each-year The number of babies born in Germany has decreased for the first time in the last three years, with new statistics showing the birth rate is falling in 14 of the 16 federal states. https://www.thelocal.de/20200804/the-number-of-babies-born-in-germany-has-decreases-for-the-first-time-in-the-last-three-years Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:11:42 +0200 the-number-of-babies-born-in-germany-has-decreases-for-the-first-time-in-the-last-three-years Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20191231/revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:22:45 +0100 revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 The number of babies born in Germany increased in 2018, new statistics show, while mothers are becoming older. https://www.thelocal.de/20190903/number-of-babies-born-in-germany-increases-while-mothers-become-older Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:16:30 +0200 number-of-babies-born-in-germany-increases-while-mothers-become-older Über-Germanic names like Wolfgang and Siegfried are nowhere to be found on this list. Instead, modern Germans like their children to sound a bit more international. https://www.thelocal.de/20180503/germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2017 Thu, 03 May 2018 16:18:40 +0200 germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2017 Germans have gained a reputation of late for the reluctance to have kids. But a dramatic increase in pregnancies among migrant women has helped push the birth rate up to a level not seen in four decades. https://www.thelocal.de/20180328/german-birth-rate-surges-to-highest-level-in-over-four-decades Wed, 28 Mar 2018 11:51:32 +0200 german-birth-rate-surges-to-highest-level-in-over-four-decades The number of Germans travelling to Denmark each year is increasing – but the sandy beaches of the Scandinavian country’s west coast are no longer the only reason, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.de/20170601/german-singles-coming-to-denmark-to-get-pregnant Thu, 01 Jun 2017 15:00:41 +0200 german-singles-coming-to-denmark-to-get-pregnant Due to the capital city's understaffed, bureaucratic offices, parents are having to wait months until their newborns are legally recognized - meaning they also must wait to receive social benefits - according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.de/20170516/berlin-parents-must-wait-up-to-three-months-for-babies-birth-certificates Tue, 16 May 2017 13:16:51 +0200 berlin-parents-must-wait-up-to-three-months-for-babies-birth-certificates When a mother realized she had locked herself out of her car with her baby inside, she called police, who resorted to an unusual method to calm the crying child. https://www.thelocal.de/20161019/cop-turns-car-into-cradle-to-lull-trapped-baby-to-sleep Wed, 19 Oct 2016 18:03:42 +0200 cop-turns-car-into-cradle-to-lull-trapped-baby-to-sleep German researchers found that the way a newborn cries surprisingly has a lot to do with their mother tongue. https://www.thelocal.de/20160822/german-researchers-babies-cries-depend-on-mother-tongue Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:32:53 +0200 german-researchers-babies-cries-depend-on-mother-tongue One in three babies in Germany are born to parents who haven't tied the knot, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.de/20160715/every-third-german-baby-born-out-of-wedlock Fri, 15 Jul 2016 19:00:53 +0200 every-third-german-baby-born-out-of-wedlock The mother of eight dead babies found in a small Bavarian town made a confession through her lawyer in court on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20160712/mother-confesses-to-killing-of-eight-babies Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:09:37 +0200 mother-confesses-to-killing-of-eight-babies A family in Munich on Wednesday reached a €90,000 settlement with their gynecologist after a birth control failure resulted in a twin pregnancy. https://www.thelocal.de/20160707/accidental-twin-pregnancy-leads-to-payout Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:55:56 +0200 accidental-twin-pregnancy-leads-to-payout Germany is experiencing a mini baby boom - but a veritable "death boom" is more than balancing out the score sheet. https://www.thelocal.de/20160630/babies-and-corpses-turning-up-in-record-numbers Thu, 30 Jun 2016 13:40:50 +0200 babies-and-corpses-turning-up-in-record-numbers There's little change in the 2015 list of new parents' favourite baby names, with some German classics holding on to the top spots. https://www.thelocal.de/20160331/sophie-and-maximilian-german-classics-top-baby-name-list Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:45:22 +0200 sophie-and-maximilian-german-classics-top-baby-name-list Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20151231/researcher-charts-top-baby-names-of-2015-star-wars-knud-bielefeld Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:43:10 +0100 researcher-charts-top-baby-names-of-2015-star-wars-knud-bielefeld German women are having more children than at any time in the last quarter of a century, as for the third year in a row the birth rate in the ageing Bundesrepublik grew, new statistics show. https://www.thelocal.de/20151216/mini-baby-boom-hits-germany Wed, 16 Dec 2015 13:08:00 +0100 mini-baby-boom-hits-germany The Federal Statistics Office reported on Friday that more than 700,000 new babies were born in Germany last year - the highest number in a decade that saw the country's birth rate drop to one of the lowest worldwide. https://www.thelocal.de/20150821/germany-sees-biggest-boom-of-births-in-decade Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:06:48 +0200 germany-sees-biggest-boom-of-births-in-decade The Green Party warned on Friday about the health risks of breast-feeding after traces of a substance found in weed-killer were found in breast milk. https://www.thelocal.de/20150626/concerns-over-safety-of-german-breast-milk Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:18:27 +0200 concerns-over-safety-of-german-breast-milk