Used in delivery rooms nationwide, fetal monitoring creates a real-time record of how a baby responds during labor. When ...

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance have welcomed their fourth child, a son named Alec Neel Vance.

Madilynn was born with infantile onset of a rare genetic disorder but her parents have never let that hold her back from ...

Dolly Parton has had a successful film and music career, she is one of 11 siblings, several of which are famous as well.

When Ashleigh McNicholas was 28 weeks pregnant, she found herself desperately wanting to give birth early—even though there ...

Rebecca Santos expected to deliver a perfectly healthy baby, but nothing could have prepared her for what happened at 39 weeks. Little boy stomped to death for 'sneaking Skittles' during 2-day ...

A coronial inquest is this week examining the death of Melbourne wellness influencer Stacey Warnecke after a freebirth at her home in September. About 25 minutes after her son, Axel, was born, ...

Younger siblings enjoy real advantages in life. They are born to parents who are generally wealthier and more experienced than when the firstborn arrived. Older siblings can serve as role models, ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. When Tove Danovich recalls the first time she got an IUD, one thing stands out: the sheer pain of the ...

Birth rates have been declining worldwide since the peak of the post-Second World War baby boom. Birth rates have now reached below replacement in most of the world, including Australia. Put simply, ...

Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a prominent cardiologist and CNN medical analyst, recently characterized President Donald Trump’s repeated daytime nodding off as "not normal," citing a glaring omission of any ...

Latto loves it when you call her Big Mama. Latto ended the video with audio of herself giving birth, with audio of spectators telling her to push. The 27-year-old revealed her pregnancy news in March ...