"It's time to become a mum," was the push-notification hundreds of Portuguese women received on their cell phones last month.

Denmark said on Thursday it had registered 179 new COVID-19 infections in the past day, the highest rate since late April.

A new study has found that while the twinning rate is expected to fall in India, the country will remain home to one of the ...

As India sees a rise in twin births experts urge a National Twin Registry to improve care and unlock genetic and public ...

Out of those 688 PsA pregnancies, 54 ended in preterm birth (defined as earlier than gestational week 37), for a rate of 7.8%. Among controls, the rate was 4.5%. Some 85% of preterm births were ...

Pew Research Center asked Americans whether they were worried about fewer people having kids in the future.

Instantly, she takes an interest in her new sister Solvej and requests to hold her again. Then she observes them in their ...

The program involved fitting girls as young as 12 with painful intrauterine devices without their knowledge or consent.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday apologised in person to victims of a forced contraception programme in ...

September 2025 marks the centenary of the birth of Sir Robert Edwards, the reproductive biologist who with colleagues was responsible for the birth of the world’s first IVF baby in 1978. This briefing ...

The U.S. birth rate hit a historic low of 1.6 children per woman in 2024, falling below the 2.1 replacement level. Researchers attribute this decline partly to rising housing costs, with median home ...

The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...