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India, Pakistan, Nigeria, China and Ethiopia together accounted for 45 per cent of all babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) in 2020, according to a new report released by UN agencies and partners on Wednesday. Raising alarm on…

Giving pregnant women a third routine scan could cut the number of dangerous breech births by 70 per cent, research showsExperts say it'd significantly reduce labour complications for mother and baby Pregnant women are…

The US birth rate increased slightly during the Covid pandemic, new official figures show — reversing a worrying seven-year trend.According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, 3,664,292 babies were born in 2021, a one…

By Ken Moritsugu | Associated Press BEIJING — China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an…

Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 29 India has recorded an impressive decline in maternal mortality ratio (MMR) which has fallen from 130…

A photo shared on Instagram allegedly shows an article claiming birth rates in Australia dramatically dropped following COVID-19 vaccinations. Verdict: False This claim originates from a website that regularly publishes misinformation. A…

One in 50 pregnant women use cannabis in places where the drug is legal, a major study suggests — despite the major health risks it poses to babies.Researchers in Canada, where marijuana can be used recreationally, surveyed 1.2million…

Premature births in the United States in 2021 reached their highest point since 2007, according to the March of Dimes Report Card on maternal and infant health. In 2021, 10.5 percent of babies born in the U.S. were premature, or…

U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades, according to a government report published Thursday. U.S. home…

No one wants to see a bad grade on their report card, especially when those low scores were preventable. Well, March of Dimes released their annual report card of the National Center for Health Statistics data, and found that the preterm…