The fertility rate in the United States has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. It has been recorded since 1909, and has dropped more than 10% just since 2007. [1]
The findings are based on population data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that track birth and fertility statistics.
The UN says that babies who are not breastfed within the first 23 hours of being born are at a 40% increased risk of premature death – within their first 28 days. Children whose first breast feed is over 24 hours after their birth may increase their mortality risk in their first month by up to 80%.
A new Italian study has shown promise to reveal why some women with unexplained fertility issues are unable to conceive. It was discovered that 43 percent of these women had copies of the HHV-6A virus, compared to no women who have had a successful pregnancy in the past.
Researchers in Greece have developed a new blood treatment that can supposedly help post-menopausal women resume releasing eggs, making motherhood potentially possible at any age.
For the study, the team used a blood treatment normally used to help wounds heal faster to reverse the effects of menopause in several women who participated in the study–including a woman who went through early menopause at age 35, five years prior to the study. [1]
A small silicone ring, known as the dapivirine ring, may protect as many as 75 percent of women using it from contracting HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS. The ring is inserted into the vagina and infused with a special antiviral drug, called dapivirine. Researchers say the findings are especially important in countries where there is a cultural taboo for women refusing sex, even with their husbands, and may not have a say in whether or not he wears a condom.
A sweet video recently went viral of young New Jersey woman, Ashley Greenhalgh, receiving a promise ring from her boyfriend of two years at her 21st birthday party and simultaneous high school graduation bash.
“The pair, who both have Down syndrome, plan to wed in the next four years. Her boyfriend, Danny Griffiths, says he is saving up to get Ashley a better ring, throw a wedding, and support the pair in their new life together.
A women’s land rights policy in the Indian state of Odisha has come to fruition meaning thousands of single women have been given their own landThe post Land rights victory for Indian women appeared first on Positive News.
(ANTIMEDIA) Washington, D.C. — Holly Harris may wear cowboy boots to work, but the Kentucky mom and Executive Director for the US Justice Action Network (USJAN) is far from your average southerner.
Women may now be able to order birth control from their local pharmacy or even straight to their home address by simply using a new app.
A study published in Molecular Psychiatry shows women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are 59% more likely to give birth to a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than women without the disorder.
