Though no one is tracking medically unassisted births in Canada, infant mortality data from the Ontario coroner, the ...

A newborn baby died after his mother reportedly hid her pregnancy and gave birth alone at home, an inquest has heard. Jasper ...

Unassisted childbirth is spreading online, but medical experts warn of severe maternal and neonatal risks that are often ...

Birth rates in the U.S. continue to fall, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. birth rates have been steadily declining for more than a decade now, ...

In a family of two children, whether you were born first or second may shape your likelihood of developing more than 150 conditions, according to the largest study of its kind. Researchers analysed ...

President Trump’s administration plans to crack down on networks it says help pregnant women lie on visa applications in order to secure US citizenship for their US-born babies, an issue that ‌Trump ...

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Women in the U.S. gave birth to roughly 710,000 fewer children last year compared with the nation's peak in 2007, according to preliminary data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Birth rates among mothers in their 20s have declined, a new report from ...

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 ...

The fertility rate in the United States fell slightly to a historic low in 2025 as fewer teenagers and young women had babies, according to federal data released Thursday. Roughly 3.6 million babies ...