While those plans don’t call for direct funding to mothers, one idea suggested is a $5,000 “baby bonus” payment that would be issued to American mothers after delivery. The proposed payment is notable, as it would cover only a fraction of the average cost of childbirth, even with insurance.

Donald Trump has praised the idea of a $5,000 reward to new mothers as his administration looks at ways to combat the fertility slump in the U.S. Trump, who last month referred to himself as the “ fertilization president ,” was pressed by reporters Tuesday afternoon about ideas to boost birth rates, including a so-called “baby bonus.”

The New York Times reported that policy experts and advocates of boosting the birth rate have been meeting with White House aides to present proposals on how to increase the U.S. birth rate, which is currently in decline.

White House officials have recently been brainstorming plans to tackle the declining birth and marriage rates — and push more Americans toward the traditional family values of Trump and his allies. Policy experts and advocates for growing the birth rate have been meeting with White House aides to come up with plans to convince more women to have babies,