A full-term male infant (39+4 weeks, 4125 g) was born following an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery. Apgar scores were 9 ...

Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, ...

Nearly 10% of US births in 2023 came from illegal immigrant mothers, according to newly published research. Pew Research Center revealed that 320,000 of the 3.6 million babies born in the US that year ...

Stephen and Lisa are a thirtysomething couple with a seemingly modest ambition: to become parents. But they don’t seem to be able to sustain a foetus for more than 12 weeks (and three days). We see ...

Pregnant Chinese women have turned a tropical paradise into a maternity ward — pumping out babies who automatically become US citizens daily. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a ...

A woman hands her 9-month-old baby girl a pepper-dusted stick of golden grass-fed butter on a silver platter in one TikTok post. Another gives her toddler pats of butter out of “pure desperation” to ...

In the delicate jargon of the fertility industry, a woman who carries a child for someone else is said to be going on a “journey.” Kayla Elliott began hers in February, 2024, not long after she posted ...

These New Year's Day babies are among the first born in the year Kayla Grant is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her work has previously appeared in theGrio, ...

Entrepreneurs say it’s time to safety-test designer baby technology. A West Coast biotech entrepreneur says he’s secured $30 million to form a public-benefit company to study how to safely create ...

Engine 12 Captain Mike Allen opens the door to a Safe Haven Baby Box at a Mobile, Alabama Fire Station on June 9, 2025. Story Alana Semuels DAPHNE, ALA.—The dozens of people gathered at the fire ...

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Eight healthy babies have been born in the U.K. using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the people behind a world-first trial ...