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Indianapolis is the US city with the highest birth rate, study finds, which could have an impact on its future
Out of the 37 largest US cities, Indianapolis tops the list for highest birth rates, with Seattle l…
Joshua Zitser
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I was diagnosed with a severe fear of giving birth while I was pregnant. I'm not having any more kids.
Mom Jemma Smith triumphed over her pathological fear of childbirth, known as tokophobia, with profe…
Jane Ridley
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Zika virus: How worried do you need to be about the mosquito-borne disease as cases rise in India?
Zika virus, primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, shares its vector with dengue and chikunguny…
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A 21-year-old had a stroke at graduation as a rare side effect of birth control. She wants people of all ages to know the signs and risk factors.
When college athlete Marissa Fattore woke up feeling "off" on graduation day, she dismissed it as n…
Serafina Kenny
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I gave birth to my daughter in Japan. My husband and I loved living there, but she needed better healthcare, so I moved back to the US.
We moved to Japan for my husband's job, but when my daughter was born with spina bifida, I moved ba…
Katie Spence
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An American mom raising teens in Paris said French parents don't check or track their kids' phones and give them privacy for sex
Pamela Druckerman, author of "Bringing Up Bébé," says American and French parents are still parenti…
Jane Ridley
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The problem with the egg-freezing boom
Fertility clinics are targeting Gen Zers who want to be parents someday — but freezing your e…
Eve Upton-Clark
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What to know about birth control and blood clot risk after 2 women taking the pill died in the same month
After the deaths of two women on birth control, doctors discovered that they both unknowingly had a…
Kim Schewitz
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You'll soon be able to get birth control without a prescription. Here's what you need to know.
Opill, the first oral contraceptive available for retail in the US, will be priced at $20 per month…
Allie Kelly
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Here's how to protect your birth control from the extreme summer heat so it stays effective
This is how you can protect your birth control from the extreme summer heat to ensure it stays effe…
Kate Hull
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After my husband transitioned into my wife, I struggled to think of her as another mother to our kids
A woman always saw herself as the mother of her kids. But when her partner transitioned into a woma…
Jess deCourcy Hinds
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I got very superstitious after giving birth to my daughter, which could be postpartum OCD. Here's how I'm working through it.
My intrusive thoughts about my daughter's sleep regression might be postpartum OCD. I'm trying to s…
Jen Glantz
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A deaf toddler can hear thanks to a world-first gene treatment that took just 16 minutes
After receiving treatment to correct a faulty gene, 18-month-old Opal Sandy can now hear.
Serafina Kenny
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My parents gave me a name that I hated. At 38, I legally changed it as a birthday present to myself.
Lissy Dunning — whose birth name was Phyllis — changed the name her parents gave her be…
Jane Ridley
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3 things all women should know before starting Opill, the new OTC birth control, according to doctors
Opill, the new OTC birth control pill, will be available in stores soon. Doctors spoke to Insider a…
Kate Hull
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You'll now be able to get birth control without a prescription — but it won't hit store shelves until 2024
The FDA approved the first birth control pill available without a prescription, expanding access to…
Associated Press
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My triplets died within hours of their birth. It changed how I parent my 3 living children.
His triplets were born at 6 months gestation and shortly after died. He says the experience changed…
Kelly Burch
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I got pregnant with twins when I was already pregnant. I gave birth to superfetation triplets conceived one week apart.
Superfetation pregnancy is rare. In Deonna Fletcher's case, she got pregnant with twins while pregn…
Jane Ridley
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Why America's hospitals are on life support
Inside the financial scheme that's crippling America's healthcare providers
Bethany McLean
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Birth control was linked to breast cancer in a study. Experts explain how to decide if you should take it.
The study suggests that all types of hormonal contraceptives carry a small increased risk of breast…