WASHINGTON — If the ultimate referendum on Americans’ openness to life is the national birth rate, the latest results are in and they are not pretty. New federal data shows births at their lowest rate ...

Yes, Friday is National Sibling Day. Much like how many fingers you were born with, or your ability to process colors and shapes, your birth order determines an awful lot about how you go through life ...

Rates of cancer, learning disabilities and physical birth defects in the children of Vietnam veterans are staggering when compared to those in children of non-veterans. Birth Defect Research for ...

Fewer teens are giving birth nationwide, but new government data reveals that teen births are much higher in rural areas than urban ones. In urban counties with large populations, 18.9 teens per 1,000 ...

Mothers who took certain antidepressants in early pregnancy had an elevated risk of having children with birth defects, a case-control study found. Compared with other selective serotonin reuptake ...