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South Korea’s fertility rate continues fall with just 230,000 births in 2023

South Korea set a fresh record for the world’s lowest fertility rate as the impact of the nation’s aging demographics…

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Significantly fewer births on weekends and holidays than weekdays, data analysis of over 21 million births from 1979-2018 in Japan shows

Significantly more babies were born on a weekday instead of weekend day or holiday, reveals a large-scale analysis of 21…

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Plastic-linked ‘hormone-disrupting chemicals’ were potentially behind 10% of US preterm births in 2018, according to new research. How families can steer clear of their danger

Regular exposure to chemicals used in the making of plastic food containers and many cosmetics may have fueled roughly 56,600—or…

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Strap that tracks heart rate in pregnancy may predict premature births

Scientists used the fitness tracker WHOOP to monitor heart rates during pregnancy WHOOP Wearing a wrist-strap heart rate tracker during…

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Ultrasounds can help predict the risk of preterm births

Researchers have developed a way to use ultrasound to predict whether a pregnant person is at risk of delivering a…

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Spike in premature births caused by COVID, halted by vaccines, study finds

COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic…

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