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Mean Age of Moms at First Birth Increased From 2016 to 2023

Similar increases observed for higher-order births; increase in mean age at first birth seen in all racial and ethnic groups. HealthDay News — From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the mean age ...
Medical Xpress

First birth control clinics reduced maternal and infant mortality in the US, study finds

Drawing on an analysis of exceptionally rich historical data, economists from the University of Passau have shown that the birth control and family planning clinics of American women rights advocate ...
NPR

The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is considering allowing women to get birth control pills in the U.S. without a prescription. "It's a very exciting historic moment for ...
Los Angeles Times

The FDA approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill. Here’s why I’m underwhelmed

Effective pregnancy prevention is a cornerstone of reproductive autonomy. The development and approval of the first birth control pill and the 1965 Supreme Court decision protecting access to it, ...
Medical Xpress

Report: Mean age of moms at first birth increased from 2016 to 2023

From 2016 to 2023, there was an increase in the mean age of mothers at first birth and at higher-order births, according to the June 13 National Vital Statistics Reports. Andrea D. Brown, Ph.D., M.P.H ...