The general fertility rate (GFR) is the number of live births occurring during a year per 1,000 women in the childbearing ages. Usually the female population aged 15 to 49 years is used as the ...

Australia's sea lion population has had a tough winter with rising pup mortalities amid the algal bloom, but dedicated ...

The Indian government has implemented successful initiatives to reduce the maternal mortality rate, with the rate of decline surpassing global averages. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan ...

European governments worried about population decline often focus on policies to encourage people to have more children.

The World Health Organization defines maternal death as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination ...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded a neonatal mortality rate of 10 per 1,000 live births and an under-five mortality rate ...

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Introduction Undernutrition is a cause of nearly half of all deaths among children under 5 years old. Small-quantity ...

While Pulaski considers new models of care, expectant mothers are being advised to visit the sister hospital, STRHS in ...

With the closing of Bryn Mawr’s Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center, women have lost an important maternity option.

Indiana's infant mortality rate was at a historic low last year, according to the Indiana Department of Health.