China said on Thursday it would build a "childbirth-friendly society" in the ​next five years, pledging to address concerns ...

Couples who work from home at least one day a week are having more children and planning larger families, according to a ...

With most pregnancy-related deaths occurring after childbirth, parents are seeking more structured recovery support at ...

Parents in China are turning to A.I. chatbots and other tools to help their children gain an edge and ease the fighting over ...

Demand for IVF has surged. The number of assisted-reproduction treatment cycles in China rose from about 236,000 in 2013 to ...

Home births became more popular during the pandemic, when hospital deliveries came with a risk of contracting Covid and few visitors were allowed. For other women, giving birth at home may be the only ...

Born at just 24 weeks gestation, Chimamanda Myla Obidike, who goes by Myla, finally went home with her mom, Chi Obidike, following a 285-day stint in the NICU. In an interview shared by Virtua ...

More U.S. families are choosing home births instead of hospitals. More than 50,000 women had planned home births in 2024, a nearly 71% increase from a decade prior. Parents said they want a familiar ...

In the early hours of Thursday morning, inside the delivery suite at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, a young mother finally allowed herself to breathe. "The stone in my heart has finally fallen ...

Rise in home births may increase hospital transfer delays as midwives face challenges coordinating with hospital staff, impacting patient safety.