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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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Throwing money at plunging birth rates won't solve the issue, demography experts say
Financial incentives like baby allowances and cash schemes being rolled out by some countries won't…
Joshua Zitser
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What your birth order might say about who you date
A viral theory suggests your birth order influences who you date. A psychologist explained why it f…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Falling birth rates are freaking countries out and spawning dubious fixes like tax breaks, cheaper cars, and free surgery
Countries are trying everything to combat declining fertility rates, with some eye-popping approach…
Joshua Zitser
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South Korean men can get $730 to reverse their vasectomies, an extreme attempt to increase the birth rate
Seoul offers $730 for vasectomy and tubal ligation reversals to address its low fertility rate. Sou…
Joshua Zitser
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I had a heart attack days after giving birth. Doctors dismissed my symptoms, but advocating for my health saved my life.
Alexis Hall had given birth days before when she noticed her hands and feet were swollen. She had t…
Kelly Burch
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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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Japanese govt to launch official dating app to help citizens find love and save the country; do these platforms even work?
Japan's marriage rate has fallen to an all-time low, with the country’s Health Ministry reporting a…
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I'm 28 and close friends with my 80-year-old neighbor. We talk on the phone every day and she's like a grandmother to my daughter.
Sasha Gaston is 28 and her neighbor Charlette is 80. They talk on the phone every day and drink ice…
Conz Preti
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I had a hard time accepting my mother's fiancé. When she asked me and my sisters to walk her down the aisle, it helped me let go.
I was a parentified child and my parents' divorce was rough. My mom asked me to walk her down the a…
Katrina Donham
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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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I met my birth mother at 27 and realized she never wanted me. It took years to get over the abandonment.
When she met her birth mother, she realized her abandonment issues were affecting her own parenting…
Nia Allen
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3 lifestyle choices that could help you live healthily to 100, according to scientists
Researchers have identified the three lifestyle choices that could help you live to 100.
Serafina Kenny
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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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Fertility expert Leslie Schrock explains why embryonic personhood will never work in practice
Conservatives are in a tizzy over discarded embryos in IVF. But just like our natural human biology…
Blake Dodge
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I wanted to have a name in Spanish and English like my dad. I learned names can be adaptable.
My dad is a Chilean immigrant and he had a name in Spanish and a name in English. I wanted to be li…
Lauren David
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His wife had a common skin condition and tried expensive creams for over 20 years. She became 'patient zero' for his personalized skincare company — and had clear skin in a month.
Jack Jia, the CEO of Musely, started his company when he realized most over-the-counter skincare pr…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Over 35,000 women fled Texas to get abortions in 2023
Everything is bigger in Texas. That includes the number of patients who had to leave the state to g…
Katie Balevic
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I'm a woman, and my name is Tommie Christopher. People have always assumed I was lying about my name.
I'm a woman, and my name is Tommie Christopher. I was named after my dad and his best friend. Peopl…