China Imposes 13% VAT on Contraceptives Amid Efforts to Reverse Declining Birth Rates
In a controversial policy shift effective January 1, 2026, China has removed a long-standing v…
Pregnancy and childbirth
Scientists focus on placenta for clues on how to beat infections like Zika
Only certain viruses can reach a foetus through the placenta and it's not clear how Zika …
byWilfrey Morena
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Human embryos kept alive in lab for unprecedented 13 days
This microscope photo shows a human embryo 12 days after fertilization in vitro, with differe…
byWilfrey Morena
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Iran's fertility crisis: Iran aims to double its population
Iran's suffocating authoritarianism and the realities of a modern world are often at od…
byPerez Hilton
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British-made device and gadget that can save 70,000 mothers a year
"The identification of those critically ill ones is one of the holy grails of medici…
byAbbott Tony
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Suburban United States couple with two older children are adjusting to life after becoming parents to identical triplets - a multiple birth that's rare
A suburban United States couple with two older children are adjusting to life after becoming pa…
byAbbott Tony
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Doctor cleared in Britain's first female genital mutilation trial
A London court has acquitted a doctor of carrying out female genital mutilation (FGM), the fir…
byWatson Williams
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Woman in Poland has given birth to another woman's baby
Poland's Health Minister has canceled the in-vitro contract of a fertility clinic in north…
byPerez Hilton
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British lawmakers voted to allow three-parent babies for the first time
British lawmakers in the House of Commons voted to allow scientists to create babies from the …
byPerez Hilton
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