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An Associated Press analysis of federal hospital investigations found that more than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022, with the Center for…

In vitro fertilization is believed to have helped couples conceive more than 10 million children since 1978. But a state court’s ruling that embryos in a lab have the same rights as children has led Alabama fertility clinics to stop…

Start SlideshowPope Francis recently called surrogacy “deplorable” and “a grave violation” that exploits the birth mother and the unborn child. The Onion asked Catholics why they opposed surrogacy, and this is what they…

According to a study published in Nature, the nausea and vomiting in the first trimester of pregnancy experienced by more than two-thirds of women are caused by one hormone called GDF15, with the amount of that hormone correlating directly…

SAN LEANDRO, CA—Deciding the infant was the last person anyone would ever suspect of carrying out a hit, local man Dennis Jeffries wired his baby $10,000 for killing his wife in childbirth. “Well, it was great working with you, kid—that’s…

RICHMOND, VA—Visiting a fertility clinic in the hopes of finally having the family they always wanted, local couple Tim and Caroline Stauber told reporters Thursday they had turned to in vitro fertilization after struggling to have…

DURHAM, NC—Appearing saddened as they explained it was a congenital defect and there was almost nothing they could do, doctors at Duke University Hospital expressed alarm Monday after early tests suggested that a pregnant woman was Black.…

ST. LOUIS, MO—Saying there was a 70-80% success rate for those who opted for the procedure, a new report from the University of Washington in St. Louis found that more couples were considering IVF as an alternative to traditional methods of…

NEW YORK—Saying they had struggled for years with infertility and were open to any new approach that might help them conceive, local married couple Nina and Joe Klasfeld told reporters Monday they were considering sexual intercourse. “It…

A woman in the U.K. gave birth to twins conceived three weeks apart in a rare phenomenon called superfetation, which occurs when a separate, new pregnancy occurs during an initial pregnancy. What do you think?“And she’s sure they’re both…