The political class is worried about the historic drop. But the biggest change is among the youngest women, who are the least ready to have children.

In contemporary society, discussions increasingly focus on career advancement, secondary income opportunities, travel, and ...

There has been a perception that the decline is being driven exclusively by highly educated women from privileged backgrounds. But researchers found that teenagers and white women ages 20 to 24 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s been a lot of talk about birth rates this year. President Donald Trump dubbed himself the “fertilization president” ...

Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in ...

Although this topic is somewhat distant from environmental issues, a notable perspective on the sharp decline in birth rates ...

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota birth rates have declined 35% since 2016, a trend some say is caused by economic uncertainty, a shift in social norms and a post-oil boom lull. Unless residents start having ...

Reversing a trend of nearly five decades, birth weight in the U.S. may be on the decline, according to a new study. From 1990 to 2005, birth weight decreased by 1.83 oz on average. The drop leaves the ...

The above graph shows Milwaukee births from 1990 to 2025. In 2025, Milwaukee saw around 7,400 births — its lowest number of births on record, according to preliminary vital statistics from the ...

In recent months public discourse in Jamaica has turned towards the island’s declining birth rate. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has been campaigning endlessly, encouraging ...