Most Americans are concerned about problems caused by the country’s current low birth rate, and a majority think it’s best to have two or more children. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone ...

Both narratives — that teen birth rates are too high or too low — problematize teen pregnancy and childbearing,” writes Riley ...

Women pay more than men for haircuts and dry cleaning. They wait longer to use public restrooms. And in the latest indignity—at least for the short term in Oregon—women at America's colleges and ...

September 5, 2008 — In a longitudinal study, low–birth-weight children had modestly increased levels of psychiatric problems such as aggression or anxiety throughout childhood. However, those living ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The time has apparently come to panic about global declining birth rates, again. “America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a ...

Need another reason to get the flu shot if you're pregnant? A study out this week shows that pregnant women with the flu who are hospitalized in an intensive care unit are four times more likely to ...

Suggested Citation: "Executive Summary." Institute of Medicine. 2003. Improving Birth Outcomes: Meeting the Challenge in the Developing World. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: ...