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The newest March of Dimes report gives the US a D+ rating on preterm birth rates. The Conversation — Seven years ago, at 30 weeks into a seemingly low-risk pregnancy, I unexpectedly began to bleed.

Preterm birth rates are worsening across the country, with 21 states seeing higher rates this year compared with last year. According to the data collected by March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization ...

Governments all over the world are trying to reverse the birth rate decline, with almost every country on the planet facing the challenges that may come with fewer babies being born. A major issue is ...

California’s birth rate has hit a record low, a historic “baby bust” in a state with the world’s fourth largest economy, dipping below the birth rate of 1906, when San Francisco was recovering from ...

Amid a sharp increase in twin (multiple-fetus) pregnancies and births in South Korea, there have been calls for policy shifts to reduce the risks associated with twin births for mothers and fetuses.

Philippine Statistics Authority data shows live births in the Philippines fell 22.1 percent over the past decade, with nearly ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kobi V. Ajayi, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) Seven years ago, at 30 weeks ...