years but women like louisa's that are much a have little hope saying that down the years it's elisa thora he's have broken all the promises they've made so mothers and families. she's the apple of louise's i one year old livia who she affectionately calls the bit about his her only grandchild every year her family spends the hot summer weeks at the seaside just outside rome no no we misses the lively sound of children and extended families playing and relaxing used to be so common in italy i mean it is a significant issue what do we sacrifice so much for. so it's all pointless if there are no children or grandchildren to pass it on to. italy's demographics have changed for years the birth rate here has been one of the lowest in europe none of the easy even counts are self lucky to have one granddaughter her daughter celina was 39 years old when livia was born. so the who works at an airport thinks the lack of children can be blamed on politicians she says no government in the last 20 years has prioritized modern family policies to support working mothers that under the there are no struct