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COVID-19 worsens Europe's inequalities in yet another way - the fertility gap

Catarina Demony and Gavin Jones, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 05:18 PM

Evidence suggests the coronavirus is deterring would-be parents from conceiving in most of Europe, but especially in the southern countries - from Italy to Greece - where safety nets are weakest and the birth rate was already in strong decline.   Read more »

Ginang napaanak sa international flight na papuntang Clark

Gracie Razon Rutao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 21 10:25 PM

Sakay ng Emirates Airlines flight No. EK324 na galing Dubai nang mapaanak ang pasahero. Read more »

China starts once-a-decade census of world's largest population

Dan Martin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 06:07 PM

China conducts the census every ten years to determine population growth, movement patterns and other trends, using the findings to apportion resources for education, health, transportation, labour, elderly care and other services. Read more »

Regine Angeles welcomes baby daughter

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 10:51 AM

Actress Regine Angeles has given birth to a baby girl.   Read more »

LOOK: Ryza Cenon gives birth to first child

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 10:51 AM

Actress Ryza Cenon has finally welcomed her first child. Read more »

Assunta de Rossi gives birth to 'miracle baby' Fiore

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 06:04 PM

Actress Assunta de Rossi gave birth to a baby girl with husband Jules Ledesma on Friday — a miraculous first after nearly two decades of trying to conceive. Read more »

Japan expects fewer newborns in 2021 as pandemic affects pregnancies

Kyodo News
Updated as of Oct 21 12:52 PM

Due to bleak economic prospects caused by a spike in unemployment, it is believed that many couples have decided postponed having children. Read more »

Did lockdowns lower premature births? A new study adds evidence

Elizabeth Preston, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 20 11:15 AM

Studies in Ireland and Denmark this summer showed that preterm births decreased in the spring during lockdowns to stop the spread of the virus in those countries. Anecdotally, doctors around the world reported similar drops. They Read more »

Coleen Garcia chooses water birth: Pros and cons of all-natural labor

Thea Alberto-Masakayan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 13 10:02 AM

Most expectant moms cannot accurately predict how and when they would be giving birth, but for mothers seeking a calm, relaxed, and medication-free labor, water birth is emerging as an option. Read more »

Orca that carried dead calf for 17 days gives birth again

Mike Baker, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 08 05:51 PM

An orca that once spent 17 days carrying her dead calf — a dramatic saga of apparent mourning — has become a mother once again. Read more »

CHED OK with integrating comprehensive sex education in curriculum

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 06:43 PM

The Commission on Higher Education said Thursday it has no problems with including discussions on birth control in the higher education curriculum as long as it will only be integrated into existing subjects. Read more »

NBA: Jazz guard Conley leaves NBA bubble for son's birth

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 06:34 AM

MIAMI - Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley will miss at least two NBA playoff games after leaving the league's quarantine bubble Sunday for the birth of a son, the team announced. Read more »

Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital stops accepting expecting moms due to overcapacity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 10:27 AM

Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital in Binondo, Manila will temporarily stop accepting moms who are about to give birth due to overcapacity.  Read more »

Pharma giant Sanofi charged with manslaughter in birth defects case

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 06:28 PM

French prosecutors have indicted pharma giant Sanofi for manslaughter over birth defects linked to an epilepsy drug, the company said Monday, in a long-running case that has also seen it charged with fraud. Read more »

During coronavirus lockdowns, some doctors wondered: Where are the preemies?

Elizabeth Preston, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 20 08:23 AM

This spring, as countries around the world told people to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, doctors in neonatal intensive care units were noticing something strange: Premature births were falling, in some cases drastically. Read more »

Detainee gives birth while waiting for ruling on plea to free inmates vulnerable to COVID-19

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 05:44 AM

For months, Marites Asis feared for her pregnant daughter's safety in the midst of a growing coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Rizal birth anniversary: Vico hails pandemic heroes, Isko leads Luneta rites

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 11:03 AM

Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto lauded acts of "heroism" during the novel coronavirus pandemic on Friday, the 159th birth anniversary of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal, a celebration for which was led by Manila Mayor Isko Moreno at the Luneta Park.    Read more »

Scientists grow 'model' human embryos from stem cells

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 11 07:53 PM

The layout of humans -- known as the body plan -- happens through a process known as gastrulation, where three distinct layers of cells are formed in the embryo that will later give rise to the body's three main systems: nervous, musculoskeletal and digestive. Read more »

DOH to couples: Practice responsible sex during pandemic, avail of free contraceptives if you must

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 08:18 PM

“Sa panahon ng COVID-19, maging responsableng magulang,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said during a televised briefing.   Read more »

Pagkamatay ng bagong panganak na tinanggihan ng 6 ospital iniimbestigahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 08:22 PM

Iniimbestigahan na ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang pagkamatay ng isang bagong panganak na babae na tinanggihan ng 6 na ospital, sabi ngayong Lunes ni Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Read more »