Why Were Nazis Obsessed With Birth Rate?

<p>Why were the Nazis so fixated on birth rates? How did they encourage larger families? And what was their surprising angle on extramarital pregnancies?</p> <p>In essence, what was the Lebensborn policy?</p> <p>Taking us through Nazi family policy today is Lisa Pine. Lisa is Fellow of the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study, University of London and Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.</p> <p>This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.</p> <p>Subscribe to the new Betwixt The Sheets YouTube channel here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BetwixtTheSheetsPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@BetwixtTheSheetsPodcast</a></p> <p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <u><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a></u>.</p> <p><u>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</u></p> <p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p> <p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <p><strong>History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™</strong></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! UK & Ireland listeners please place your vote on the Spotify mobile app here: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>