Pregnancy May 2, 2024 Pregnancy-related deaths back down to pre-pandemic levels, CDC data says New CDC data shows that pregnancy-related deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels after seeing an immense increase over the last couple of years.
Pregnancy April 28, 2024 Texas pregnancy center provides faith-centered 'holistic care' for women in crisis A pregnancy center in Austin, Texas, has a "holistic" and "complete" approach to care of women in need, working in tandem with an OB-GYN clinic that helps fund its programs.
Demographics April 25, 2024 US births saw notable decrease in 2023, marking end to late pandemic rebound, experts say In 2023, U.S. births continued their decline, with just under 3.6 million babies born, marking a decrease of about 76,000 from the previous year, data shows.
HEALTH April 11, 2024 Pregnancy speeds up aging process for young women, says study: ‘Remarkable finding’ Research from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that women who had been pregnant in the past looked “biologically older" than those who had never carried a child.
Abortion March 27, 2024 Abortion pill use has spiked in recent years, new report reveals: ‘Substantial increase’ The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy group based in New York, says medication abortions made up 63% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023. Experts shared insights on the data.
LIFESTYLE March 26, 2024 Mom of 5 chooses pregnancy one more time after fertility clinic asks about her leftover embryos A Canadian mom is pregnant for the sixth time after using embryos that her fertility clinic had been saving for 13 years ever since the couple's initial IVF treatment.
Health March 22, 2024 Global fertility rates may become too low to sustain population levels, study says Fertility rates worldwide are declining to levels insufficient to sustain populations by the century's end, according to a new study published in The Lancet.
Health March 14, 2024 Maternal mortality in US overestimated by CDC, new study shows The CDC reported a spike in maternal mortality rates, though the report may be flawed due to imperfect record-keeping and one checkbox on a death certificate.
LIFESTYLE March 12, 2024 Pregnancy fear keeps woman from having kids, says the notion gives her the 'heebie-jeebies’ An Australian woman refuses to get pregnant after claiming she has a fear of pregnancy and childbirth. The 35-year-old said the idea is "gross and scary."
Mike Johnson March 9, 2024 Mike Johnson refuses to answer whether IVF procedures that destroy embryos are murder Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told "CBS Mornings" that he doesn't know whether destruction of fertilized embryos in IVF procedures constitutes murder, despite his pro-life beliefs.
POLITICS March 6, 2024 Kentucky Senate passes bipartisan bill to allow a parent to collect child support for pregnancy expenses The GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to grant a parent the right to seek child support from the other parent for pregnancy expenses.