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85% Of Babies In 2026 Will Be Born In Asia And Africa
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (290+ words) In 2026, 85% of babies worldwide will be born in just two continents: Asia and Africa. Where someone is born can shape everything from access to education and healthcare to long-term economic opportunity. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, shows how…...
This Is Where Birth Rates Are Highest In The US
3+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) Birth rates in the U.S. have been'declining for decades, but that decline has hit some states faster than others. The projections in this visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, are from'SmartAsset, who analyzed results from U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 1-Year American Community Survey....
Did Dr. Spock's Parenting Advice Kill 60,000 Babies?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (376+ words) Authored by Ross Pomeroy via RealClearScience, Dr. Benjamin Spock is remembered as one of the foremost authorities on raising children. His influential and prolific books, first published in the mid-1940s, advised parents to be more affectionate and flexible with their young…...
All Of The World's Births In 2025 In One Giant Chart
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (262+ words) In 2025, global births are expected to remain highly concentrated in a relatively small number of countries. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, shows where the world's newest citizens are being born and highlights the regions driving global population growth....
Wealthy Chinese Elites Use US Surrogacy System To Have Dozens Of Children
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (625+ words) Authored by Michael Zhuang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Chinese billionaires and elites are increasingly using the United States" permissive surrogacy system to have large numbers of children'sometimes dozens, or more'according to allegations made in Chinese media. According to…...
Birthing Pains For A Multipolar World
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (879+ words) Authored by Adam Sharp via DailyReckoning.com, After World War 2, the U.S. emerged as the only major power with its industrial base intact. Europe, the USSR, and Japan were all devastated. The Soviet Union alone had 26 million deaths due to the…...
CDC Advisory Panel Votes To End Hepatitis B Shot Recommendation For Newborns
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8 to 3 to advise that mothers who test negative for hepatitis B should decide with their doctor "when or if" their newborns receive the vaccine. The guidance for infants born to infected or unknown-status…...
Children Face Higher Risk Of Neurodevelopmental Disorders If Exposed To COVID-19 In Womb: Study
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (488+ words) Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Children whose mothers contracted COVID-19 while pregnant face an elevated risk of developing autism or another neurodevelopmental disorder, according to a new paper. About one in six children born to…...
Conservatives' Higher Birthrates Point To Future Political Dominance
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) Via Brian McGlinchey at'Stark Realities "From the US to Europe and beyond, people who identify as conservative are having almost as many children as they were decades ago," Burn-Murdoch wrote. "The decline is overwhelmingly among those on the progressive left,…...
Do Antidepressants Work For Kids? Key Evidence Is Corrupt Study
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (769+ words) Authored by Paul Thacker via The DisInformation Chronicle, Study 329 remains relevant because it highlights and underlines how immoral academics partner with Big Pharma to make money, while ignoring patient harm. When I wrote the piece in 2011, I was focused on…...