Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health investments a country can make to reduce preventable maternal deaths, improve newborn and child survival, and strengthen families' health and ...

After Seema Haider’s closely spaced pregnancies made headlines, doctors explain why birth spacing matters for maternal and baby health ...

Seema Haider welcomes 6th child only 11 months after her daughter An expert explains the medical risks of short birth spacing and why an 18-month gap is safer ...

When Bryn Mawr's LifeCycle Wellness, one of the oldest birth centers in the country, announced it was shutting down this March after 47 years of offering midwife services, a group of state lawmakers ...

*The CDC has released new data showing a continued drop in birth rates among Black women in the U.S. According to provisional data, the Black birth rate declined by 4% in 2024 alone. That puts it in ...

SB 381 would allow adult adoptees in California unrestricted access to original birth certificates, restoring equality, identity rights and transparency. a360 For decades, California law has required ...

We've all heard it before: The oldest child is responsible and driven, the middle one is the peacekeeper, and the youngest is the fun-loving rebel. It sounds neat, maybe even a little true when you ...

Design Cross-sectional study using reproductive calendar data from the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey. Setting Nationally representative households in Indonesia. Participants A total of ...

Local women were trained to provide education on birth spacing, the safety of contraceptives, and free birth control options available from public dispensaries. The study followed 515 households in 12 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It sounds like something only the San Francisco tech scene could dream up: A newborn’s first-ever car ride takes ...