Here are five things to know: 1. In 2023, the preterm birth rate was 10.4%, remaining at a historical high. In 2013, it was 9.8%. 2. One-third of the country’s largest cities received an “F ...

A recent report found that housing costs were the single biggest factor stopping Americans from having the number of kids ...

Russia for decades has been experiencing a plunging birth rate and population decline, and this appears to have worsened amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, with high casualty rates and men ...

While U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, the country's maternal mortality rate is still a national crisis — far exceeding other high-income nations ...

Pope Francis praised the high birth rate of Indonesia during his first official ... for mothers with four or more children, have been in effect in Mongolia since 1957. Throughout his pontificate ...

“The birth rate is alarmingly high in this area,” he cautioned. “We strongly recommend adopting contraceptive methods as a key component of family planning.” Mukama also highlighted the ...

The number of babies born in South Korea in the first quarter of the year hit a three-year high, due in part to a surge in marriages and improved awareness of fertility issues.Statistics ...