nikkers: im not sure if itll make much difference in the amt of births, depends what type of work people have done before getting pg (i assume ppl will have to have workd for thier employer for at least 12 months to qualify, just as at the moment to get unpaid maternity leave u have to have been there for at least 12 months) and it will be instead of baby bonus/ftbb so ppl will weigh up whats a better option for them at the time.