Some birth injuries resolve with early treatment. Others become the organizing reality of a child's entire life.

Childbirth is one of the most amazing human feats possible - but imagine giving birth to the heaviest baby ever, or eight babies at once! We've compiled a list from our archives to give you a history ...

The number of babies born in the United States fell again last year. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 3.6 million births in 2025, a 1% decline from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US birth rate grew by 1% in 2024, according to a new CDC report. Moms in their early 40s and late 30s experienced the biggest ...

Birth parents, both mothers and fathers, are a key piece of the adoption puzzle. The vast majority make the difficult decision to place their child for adoption out of what they perceived to be the ...

You’ve got lots of birth control options, and they’re excellent at preventing pregnancies when you use them the right way. Here’s how to get them, and what to do if costs get in the way. It depends on ...