27-year-old Mumbai woman’s heart attack case reveals how PCOS, contraceptive pills may be putting young women at serious riskPayal, a 27-year-old Mahim resident, experienced a heart attack, shocking her family due to her age and the protective effects of estrogen....
08 Jun, 2025, 02.25 PM IST
Babies too costly? US births drop to lowest in over 40 yearsThe number of births in the US fell to the lowest level in over 40 years, with 3.596 million births in 2023, a 2% decline from 2022. High h...
18 Mar, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
Not just Singapore. Elon Musk has also warned three other countries are in danger of becoming extinct from EarthElon Musk has voiced concerns about declining birth rates, in Singapore, where the fertility rate has dropped to a historic low of 0.97. He...
09 Dec, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
So, are you pregnant yet? Inside China's in-your-face push for more babiesFaced with a declining population, the Chinese government is actively promoting childbirth by intruding into private lives. This includes m...
08 Oct, 2024, 10.59 AM IST
70-year-old woman in Uganda gives birth to twins. Here is what you should knowSafina Namukwaya gave birth to a son and a daughter at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Know about the oldest woman to give birth at the age ...
04 Dec, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
Aditya L1 launch: Women trailblazers make mission possibleWomen scientists and engineers, who have worked on several successful space missions, encourage girls and young women to pursue a career in...
04 Sep, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Blood test taken after miscarriage may explain pregnancy loss causeOne in 10 women experience pregnancy loss, with the number even higher in countries where pregnancies increasingly occur later in a woman's...
23 May, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
Big story for India is how it will effectively invest to gain demographic dividend: UN expertAccording to the United Nations Population Fund's latest data, India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 14...
20 Apr, 2023, 02.49 PM IST
One woman dies every 2 minutes in pregnancy, childbirth: UNThe overall maternal mortality rate dropped by 34.3 percent over a 20-year period -- from 339 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 20...
23 Feb, 2023, 07.52 AM IST
Muslims still have highest fertility rate among India's major religious groups, says Pew reportPew Research Center, a nonpartisan American think tank, in its report said among India's major religious groups Muslims still have the high...
21 Sep, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Not women’s will, but governments’ failure behind large familiesAccording to the National Family Health survey (NFHS) report of 2015-16, the total wanted fertility rate or an estimate of what the fertili...
22 Jul, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
China to relax birth policy but wary of social risks, sources sayA fertility rate of 1.3 children per woman in 2020, on par with ageing societies like Japan and Italy, underscores the risk for China: the ...
17 May, 2021, 04.35 PM IST
Breast milk may help detect cancer in young womenOne of the potential options for detection of BC is biochemical monitoring of protein markers in different types of bodily fluids.
25 Apr, 2017, 11.14 AM IST
Women's Day Special: 'Women must choose their first company carefully'Women must have the right mentor at the start of their career, says Mamta Wasan, Sr VP, Fidelity Information Services.
07 Mar, 2017, 05.00 PM IST
More married women at work than single: CensusIn the child-bearing age group, just 27% of unmarried women are working compared with 41% among married women.
19 Dec, 2016, 06.58 AM IST
Indian women more likely to quit jobs mid-career due to 'double burden': SurveyWomen in India more likely to quit jobs at mid-career due to the ‘double burden syndrome’—a culture where both men and women feel the dutie...
11 Jul, 2016, 06.30 AM IST
Europe needs baby boom to avert a population disaster: ReportSpain has one of the lowest fertility rates in the EU, with an average of 1.27 children born for every woman of childbearing age, compared ...
23 Aug, 2015, 06.22 PM IST