Fátima, pregnant with a high-risk third child, asks Spain for help

Fátima already has two daughters and is expecting a third child in a high-risk pregnancy. She has asked the Spanish public for help on X, and her case connects with the economic cost of raising children in Spain.

## Fátima, two daughters and a plea for help
Fátima has two daughters. She is expecting a third child in a high-risk pregnancy and announced it on X with a brief phrase: "I have two and I'm going for another... I won't say anything more."

The post that spread the case adds that the family is asking the Spanish public for help. The announcement has sparked a wave of comments.

## A third child, increasingly uncommon
In Spain, having three children is a growing exception. The fertility rate was **1.12** children per woman in 2023, according to **INE**, one of the lowest in the European Union.

That year **322,075** babies were born, the lowest figure since 1941. Job insecurity, housing prices and the difficulty of balancing work and family partly explain this decline.

## The cost of raising a child
A **Save the Children** report estimated in 2022 that the average cost of raising a child in Spain was about **680 euros** per month, excluding housing.

A high-risk pregnancy adds medical monitoring and, often, sick leave. Fátima's plea for help fits into a broader debate about whether public policies cover that effort.

High-risk pregnancies require professional monitoring.