Alabama law requires sexual education programs in public schools to emphasize abstinence as the only completely effective way to avoid unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. On ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Lawmakers are continuing to push for more women’s health legislation this session in Tennessee. Recently, an amendment to allow insured Tennesseans to obtain a 12-month ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team is in the home stretch of their conference. slate. The Pointers have eight games left in the regular season, with big goals in ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — Jan. 23 marks “Maternal Health Awareness Day,” and advocates say it’s a time to raise awareness of the health risks of motherhood and to promote better access to prenatal ...

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Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure and stretch sensors in uterine muscles and surrounding nerves work together ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Dozens of parents and community members packed a Montgomery County Board of Education meeting Thursday to oppose a proposal that could lead to the permanent closure of Wootton High ...

Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging birth rate ...

China's birth-rate push sputters as couples stay child-free Isabel KUA AFP Jan 4, 2026 Updated 1 hr ago 0 Adek BERRY China's birth rate could fall from 1.4 billion today to around 800 million by 2100, ...

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