This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It sounds like something only the San Francisco tech scene could dream up: A newborn’s first-ever car ride takes ...

I have been reading exposés about the free birth movement for nearly as long as I have been covering women’s health. The movement’s adherents are women who give birth without trained medical ...

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...

Hannah Dahlen has worked as a private midwife in the past and attended homebirths. Hannah has received funding from the NHMRC to study the safety of place of birth. If you’re looking on social media ...

Fandy was away from her computer during her latest Twitch stream. While the gamer is usually playing games like World of Warcraft and League of Legends for fans, she spent her Oct. 7 live stream ...

Sci-fi and cyberpunk media did not prepare y'all for this one. Twitch streamer Fandy is currently going viral online for giving birth during an eight-hour livestream for nearly 30,000 viewers. As any ...

Babies start processing language before they are born, a new study suggests. A research team in Montreal has found that newborns who had heard short stories in foreign languages while in the womb ...

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 ...

While the changes in population structure that accompany low birth rates are real, the impact of these changes has been dramatically overstated. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The U.S. birth rate plunged to an all-time low in 2024 after being on a downward trajectory for roughly 20 years, with soaring housing costs widely cited as a major contributing factor. Earlier this ...

The ACIP is scheduled to discuss the hepatitis B vaccine recommended at birth. Ahead of a key meeting amongst the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisors -- now with 12 ...