The time has apparently come to panic about global declining birth rates, again. “America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population,” worried the Economist, in one of many representative ...

Mississippi Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo is proposing a bill to prohibit the disturbing phenomena of “wrongful birth” and “wrongful life” suits. In a wrongful birth suit, the parents claim that they ...

PULLMAN, Wash. – A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person’s stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates. Washington State University researchers ...

Every January, National Birth Defects Awareness Month serves as a reminder of the significance of early detection and ...

A snippet of hair can reveal a pregnant person's stress level and may one day help warn of unexpected birth problems, a study indicates. Washington State University researchers measured the stress ...

Pregnant women in intensive care with severe cases of the flu have a higher risk of giving birth to babies prematurely. The risk of breathing... Severe Flu Raises Risk Of Birth Problems For Pregnant ...

CHICAGO -- Pregnant women who get West Nile virus likely will have normal babies, although a small risk of birth defects can't be completely ruled out, according to the first published report from a ...