Pregnancy - Page 14

April 11, 2024

Pregnancy speeds up aging process for young women, says study: ‘Remarkable finding’

Research from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that women who had been pregnant in the past looked “biologically older" than those who had never carried a child.

March 27, 2024

Abortion pill use has spiked in recent years, new report reveals: ‘Substantial increase’

The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy group based in New York, says medication abortions made up 63% of all abortions in the U.S. in 2023. Experts shared insights on the data.

March 26, 2024

Mom of 5 chooses pregnancy one more time after fertility clinic asks about her leftover embryos

A Canadian mom is pregnant for the sixth time after using embryos that her fertility clinic had been saving for 13 years ever since the couple's initial IVF treatment.

March 22, 2024

Global fertility rates may become too low to sustain population levels, study says

Fertility rates worldwide are declining to levels insufficient to sustain populations by the century's end, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

March 14, 2024

Maternal mortality in US overestimated by CDC, new study shows

The CDC reported a spike in maternal mortality rates, though the report may be flawed due to imperfect record-keeping and one checkbox on a death certificate.

March 12, 2024

Pregnancy fear keeps woman from having kids, says the notion gives her the 'heebie-jeebies’

An Australian woman refuses to get pregnant after claiming she has a fear of pregnancy and childbirth. The 35-year-old said the idea is "gross and scary."

March 9, 2024

Mike Johnson refuses to answer whether IVF procedures that destroy embryos are murder

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson told "CBS Mornings" that he doesn't know whether destruction of fertilized embryos in IVF procedures constitutes murder, despite his pro-life beliefs.

March 6, 2024

Kentucky Senate passes bipartisan bill to allow a parent to collect child support for pregnancy expenses

The GOP-controlled Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to grant a parent the right to seek child support from the other parent for pregnancy expenses.

March 3, 2024

Airplane pilot leaves cockpit to help deliver baby during flight to Thailand: 'Born in the air'

A pilot saved the day by helping a pregnant woman give birth while on a long flight from Taiwan to Thailand. The pilot said he felt "proud" of his contribution.

February 28, 2024

Kentucky bill that would allow child support to start with pregnancy advances

The Kentucky Senate Families and Children Committee has advanced a bill that would allow child support to be collected for unborn children, starting from pregnancy.