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London’s leafy boroughs like Islington are facing a quiet crisis: plummeting birth rates and soaring costs are forcing families out—or delaying parenthood altogether. With childcare costing £2,000–£3,000 a month and two-bedroom flats unaffordable, couples like Tiphanie Frutuoso are fleeing to places with free childcare. Others, like Tina Meschino, delay motherhood until their 40s to chase careers, only to find housing that’s too small or too expensive. Since 2013, London’s under-10 population has shrunk by nearly 100,000, sparking warnings of an “existential challenge” for the city’s future economy. Officials are pushing for child-friendly housing and play spaces, but the high cost of living is making it harder than ever for families to thrive in the capital.

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