Birth Rate

Can Better Policies Solve the West's Population Crisis?

By Charlotte McDonald-Gibson/Brussels

Teen Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Women Now Have As Many Miscarriages As Abortions

By Mandy Oaklander

What You Really Need to Know About Egg Freezing

By Charlotte Alter , Diane Tsai and Francesca Trianni
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Rising Birth Rates a Good Sign for the Economy

First increase since the recession

By Josh Sanburn

Teen Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low

Here's what's driving the drop in teen parenting

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Japan Eyes Matchmaking to Lift Birth Rate

Policy proposals come amid an aging population

By Charlotte Alter

Midwives Save Lives, But We Need More of Them, UN Says

This year's State of the World’s Midwifery report shows progress and challenges for midwives in developing countries

By Abby Abrams

U.S. Abortions Decline

A new study says abortions have dropped to their lowest rate since 1973 due to a slow economy and increased use of contraceptives

By Eliana Dockterman

Study: Abortions Drop to Lowest Rate Since 1970s

Authors say legislation intended to restrict abortions is not the reason for the drop

By Eliana Dockterman
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