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Home News Portugal records peak birth rate Portugal records peak birth rate More than 87,700 babies were born in Portugal in 2025, the highest figure in the last decade, according to data from the ‘heel prick test’, which covers almost all births in the country.

The mother filed a complaint and the Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating. “It is serious negligence,” she says. An employee has already been suspended.

The Portuguese Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation after reports that a seven-month-old baby was allegedly assaulted at a nursery in Valongo. Authorities are probing the circumstances and possible criminal responsibility.

Large families in Portugal are a kind of silent resistance, where the daily logistical, financial and emotional efforts are immense. Column by Carmen Garcia.
