Home birth remains highly prevalent in Nigeria, with 58.1% of mothers gave birth at home, and often without skilled attendance or timely access to emergency obstetric care.In a comparative study, ...

Although clashes have subsided amid U.S.- and Qatar-led peace efforts, fighting continues and the conflict has collapsed ...

The UN's 2025 global births ranking highlights Asia and Africa’s growth, Europe’s decline, and Nigeria’s rapid rise.

In the animal kingdom, pregnancy rarely follows the rules, with many species being pregnant for a year or more.

THE Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Dr Juma Homera, has launched a new programme by the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA) that will enable birth certificates to be ...

Global fertility rates are steadily declining, with even Africa seeing a significant drop. Wealthier nations like Europe and ...

Africa bears the brunt of expanded US travel restrictions as the Trump administration adds 20 countries to its entry ban, ...

Animal mothers exhibit remarkable resilience and ingenuity when raising large litters. Species like the tailless tenrec and ...

Large litters are not uncommon in the animal kingdom, but some species give birth to thousands, and even millions, of young.

Tanzania is set to see the highest growth rate by 2100 (1.22), followed by Mauritania (1.18), Benin (1.11) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1.01)— all in Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa is ...

The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) released the 2025 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS) on December 17 in Kigali, showing progress as well as challenges in a number of ...

UNICEF estimates that since 2013, some 19,000 children associated with armed groups in the Central African Republic have been ...