Younger siblings enjoy real advantages in life. They are born to parents who are generally wealthier and more experienced than when the firstborn arrived. Older siblings can serve as role models, ...

Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-Second World War baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the world, including Australia. Put simply, ...

Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-second world war baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the world, including Australia. Put simply, ...

Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been trending on social media, but critics warn it poses serious risks. By Dawn ...

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 ...

Q: How real is birth tourism? A: The government doesn’t provide estimates of the extent of so-called birth tourism — pregnant women coming to the U.S. on tourism visas in order to obtain birthright ...

The teenage birth rate in the U.S. fell by 7% in 2025, continuing decades of decline, according to a report published Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics. "A 7% decline is really ...

It's usually more dangerous for women to give birth lying down, so why do they? It's all because of a Frenchman who decided it was more convenient – for men. For thousands of years, across the world, ...

The term refers to pregnant women who travel to the United States to give birth so that their baby can have American citizenship. By Amy Qin When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Wednesday ...

The marine mammals act like midwives, supporting mothers and their calves through delivery. Sperm whales swim off the coast of Dominica, where, in July 2023, Project CETI scientists witnessed a rare ...

President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass a sweeping election‑security bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote — raising new questions for Americans who don’t have easy access to ...