Against the trend, U.S. births way up
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Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.
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The 2006 census, released over the summer, shows a rapid rise in immigration in the past decade.
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WASHINGTON  - American children and adults have become a little bit taller over the past 40 years, but a lot heavier, according to government statistics.
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Women who have a baby aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers have warned.
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YOUNG Americans are less sexually active now than their counterparts of the mid-1990s and are using contraceptives more regularly, a study out this week found.
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The number of Americans who can't find employment creeps higher.
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The number of people paying their mortgages late â or not paying them at all â increased up in recent months, a trend that is expected to continue well into next year.
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The rise was not attributed to bigger paychecks, but rather more family members taking jobs and investment income.
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The United States is showing signs of faster economic growth, according to reports released on Monday on the Midwest and New York City economies and U.S. personal income.
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The fertility rate has hit its highest level since 1980, official figures show.
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Better nutrition has helped Americans grow a little taller. But it's been too much of a good thing: The nation is also a whole lot fatter.
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Paying women to have babies has helped Australia boost its birthrate well above that of other developed nations, new figures have shown.
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There has been a huge rise in demand for fertility treatment among women in their forties, figures show.
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Older women and migrant families boost births.
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Chances of hysterectomies increase at birth of second child, study finds, as caesarean rates rocket
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In the US, many mothers who have "no indicated risk" for a difficult vaginal birth are having caesarean deliveries -- and the rate is rising year by year -- according to a report in the British Medical Journal.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- More women are waiting longer to have children as they pursue college degrees and careers or simply enjoy young adulthood without kids in tow.