births

France lawmakers urge changes to counter dwindling births
February 11, 2026
French lawmakers Wednesday urged longer paid parental leave and more financial support to make it easier for people to have more children, after deaths last year exceeded births in...
EXCLUSIVE: MAC Viva Glam and Elaine Welteroth Team to Fund Safer Births for Underserved Families
August 8, 2025
MAC Cosmetics is expanding its philanthropic efforts with a $200,000 Viva Glam Fund grant to The Victoria Project in partnership with BirthFund, the nonprofit founded by journalist and maternal...
China announces child subsidy programme as births hit historic lows
July 29, 2025
Long seen in the West as a byword for the Chinese Communist Party’s heavy-handedness, the one-child policy became a trope for Chinese authoritarianism.While the policy was officially scrapped in...