In the last 50 years, the global fertility landscape has undergone a massive transformation, shifting from steady growth to what is now described as a universal human phenomenon of declining birth ...

On World Birth Defects Day, India's congenital anomalies burden is spotlighted with roughly 472,000 affected births annually, ...

In The Gambia, a small country in West Africa, 1 in 10 newborns have a low birth weight — less than 5.5 pounds — and face daunting challenges. They are more likely to die within a month of birth or in ...

Here's a reality that is changing the planet: Births are declining across the globe as people opt for different parenting choices amid evolving family dynamics. From the U.S. to Singapore, the global ...

Study finds higher temperatures during pregnancy lead to fewer male births, highlighting urgent maternal health risks in vulnerable populations.