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First Hormone-Free Male Birth Control Pill Shown Safe in Early Human TrialA hormone-free pill, called YCT-529, that temporarily stops sperm production by blocking a vitamin A…

Sanchia BergNews correspondentGetty ImagesLast summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl.The woman had been…

There are two visions of childbirth that dominate the popular conversation. The first perspective is that unmedicated, natural birth is painful, scary, dangerous – even primitive.…

Dawn LimbuBBC News, BristolBBCFinancial pressures have been blamed by some for Bristol’s falling birth rateAs the cost of living rises, more people are questioning whether they…

Makuochi OkaforBBC Africa health correspondent, LagosGetty ImagesAt the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman…

As politicians grapple with declining birth rates, the financial burden of giving birth in America — where privately insured families face out-of-pocket costs of nearly $3,000…