birth

Today, one in three American mothers gets major surgery during delivery, despite evidence that this rate of intervention is excessive.

Smoking even one a day increases risk of SIDS twofold.

Exposure to air pollution likely contributes to childhood health effects like asthma and pre term birth.

‘Tis the season for conception.

Anatomical compromises from millions of years ago have made birth hard for humans.

The lone star state isn’t alone

There’s literally no reason to consume your own organs.

How close are we to artificial gestation?

The simple procedure could be unnecessarily risky for newborns

That could be good news for the babies’ long-term health