The United States is in the midst of a baby bust as birth rates fall in every age group of women except for one: women in their 40s, according to government statistics released this week.
On Valentine’s Day 2017, Ebony Boyd, six months pregnant and dressed in a celebratory pink blouse, picked up two dozen red, white, and pink doughnuts decorated with heart sprinkles on her way to work.
If you’re of a certain age (read: over 30) and are not yet in the relationship, odds are good that more than one person has advised you to “just freeze your eggs.”
Fact: The vast majority of miscarriages are caused by chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo. It's impossible to predict or avoid them—they just happen.
Dr. Callaghan’s presentation focused on the rise of maternal mortality over the past several decades in the United States, specifically among women of color and non-Hispanic Black women.
