A change in marginal incentives can have salutary effects. Matthew Hennessey, a Wall Street Journal opinion editor who is always worth reading, maintains that while the fall in birth rates is “a ...

Preterm birth complications are the primary cause of death among children under age 5, and nearly 75% could be prevented with interventions, according to the World Health Organization. While the ...

Even low levels of nitrate—a common agricultural runoff and drinking water contaminant—are associated with increased risks of preterm birth and low birthweight babies, according to a study ...

Few Americans see falling birth rates as a national priority, according to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. When asked in the Thursday survey about ...

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HILLSBORO, Ala. (WAFF /Gray News) — A woman gave birth to her son on a sidewalk just feet away from a birthing center. Mercedes Bolden and her husband were driving to the Alabama Birth Center in ...

Exposure to a common agricultural contaminant in drinking water, even in small doses, may be linked to increased risks of preterm birth, a new study has found. The pollutant, called nitrate, is als… ...

HILLSBORO, Ala. (WAFF /Gray News) — A woman gave birth to her son on a sidewalk just feet away from a birthing center. Mercedes Bolden and her husband were driving to the Alabama Birth Center in ...