As a demographer who studies American childbearing decision-making and behaviors, I’m increasingly being pulled into the near-constant discourse on how to raise birth rates, spurred by the record low ...

“Birth tourism” — where pregnant women have their child on America soil to become citizens — has been happening for decades. But Chinese elites have “weaponized” the practice, says author Peter ...

*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 ...

"This is not the first baby to be born inside a Waymo vehicle... some of our newest riders just can't wait to experience their first ride,” the company said Smith Collection/Gado/Getty A woman gave ...

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Nathan Kessel gives every short video the energy of a last-minute dare. Rob Reiner's son Nick arrested in connection with parents' deaths Lake Mead warnings issued by multiple experts The Social ...

I have been reading exposés about the free birth movement for nearly as long as I have been covering women’s health. The movement’s adherents are women who give birth without trained medical ...

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...

Hannah Dahlen has worked as a private midwife in the past and attended homebirths. Hannah has received funding from the NHMRC to study the safety of place of birth. If you’re looking on social media ...