MINNEAPOLIS — Many people in the U.S. are waiting longer to start a family. About 20% of pregnancies in the nation occur after age 35, according to The Mother Baby Center.

Several new laws take effect in Minnesota beginning Wednesday, Aug. 1. They address issues related to agriculture, child care, community food shelves, the state’s “move over law,” service ...

Because of this, Minnesota’s Office of Vital Records can only work to help people amend birth certificates if they were born in Minnesota. Other states have varying requirements for amending a ...

President Donald Trump's transportation secretary is instructing his department to prioritize projects for states with higher ...

Minnesota’s governing body for high school sports says it will follow state law and continue to allow any transgender ...

Memorial Regional Hospital opened a new Family Birthplace with equipment and specialists to handle high-risk, complex births.

Officially launched in April 2024, birthFUND aims to improve the maternal health care system and provide families access to ...

Northern Light Inland Hospital and Women's Health in Waterville announced they will close their birthing center on March 1, ...

Preliminary data from the Minnesota Department of Health suggests births in McLeod County are up by 9.6 percent, shaking a decade-long downward trend. McLeod saw 393 births in 2018 versus 257 in ...

HOLLAND, Mich. — Holland Hospital has received recognition for its Boven Birth Center. It has been named a Level II maternal care verified facility by the Joint Commission's Maternal Levels of ...

South Dakota ranks second-worst in the nation for percentage of counties without delivery services or obstetric care.

That means women in 23 of Alabama’s 67 counties don’t have access to birthing centers or maternity care providers. On average, women in Alabama had to travel about 18 miles to the nearest ...