The number of births increased in the United States for the first time in seven years, according to a new federal report. Provisional data published Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Economists have watched the American birth rate plummet and wondered exactly what caused it. We’ve heard back about childcare costs, shifting cultural norms, lack of suitable partners, and even ...

Graciela Benavides had planned to be in law school by now. But she got pregnant when she was 16 and has to focus on caring and providing for her now 5-year-old daughter. As Tatiana quietly played ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — The County of Santa Barbara Health Department (County Health) has released its latest Birth Brief, ...

CDC findings indicate that Gen Z moms are having fewer children and that Americans may be waiting to have children later in ...