Declining Births News Today

Hospitals across the US are closing maternity wards due to staffing issues and declining births. Research from the March of Dimes found an increase in counties

The Massachusetts Department of Health determined that UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital Leominster (Ma.) Campus maternity ward is an essential se

Amid protests, UMass Memorial Health plans to close the maternity ward at its HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital due to staff shortages and declining births.

Leave policies for new fathers differ widely around the world — and some men still worry they'll be perceived as less masculine if they take time off after having a kid. But change iis coming, and in some places where you might not expect.