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South Korea's fertility rate hits record low in 2021, may face 'age quake'

South Korea's total fertility rate hit a record low in 2021 as the number of childbirths continued to fall, data revealed, underscoring the country's gloomy demographic situation

Fertility rate rises in England, Wales for first time since 2012: Data

There were 624,828 live births registered in England and Wales in 2021, up 1.8 per cent from 2020

Artificial intelligence, deep learning to assist diagnosing birth defects

Canadian researchers have in a breakthrough experimented with the use of Artificial Intelligence-based deep learning as a tool for the early identification of birth defects.

South Korea's childbirths hit an all-time low in October at 21,000

South Korea's childbirths in October hit a record low. The population naturally declined for 24 consecutive months, as the number of newborn babies decreased and the number of death increased

China's 3-child policy won't drastically raise birthrate: Top economist

China's recently-announced three-child policy will not help the country to drastically raise the birthrate, said a top Chinese economist, adding that country will struggle to raise retirement age

A post-quarantine baby boom: Why reproductive health will be a concern

Public health researchers fear that the real impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown on India's demographics will become apparent only after nine months

Covid-19 hinterland digest: Childbirths at home see a jump in the lockdown

Even as childbirths at home see a rise, IVF treatment has come to a halt, and at other places milk is going to waste

At 67385, India records highest number of births globally on New Year's Day

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country around 2027

Fernandez Hospital uses trained midwives to facilitate natural childbirths

Fernandez asserts that her midwives have contributed dramatically to reducing the C-section rates for their chain