April 3, 2026
(NBC News) – The Fertility Center of Orlando is shutting down several months after a couple sued it following the birth of a baby who isn’t genetically related to them. A Florida fertility center is closing several months after a … Read More
April 2, 2026
(BBC) – BBC News has spoken to the families of seven children in total who believe the wrong sperm or egg donors were used during IVF treatment. Most of these families have done commercial DNA tests which appear to confirm … Read More
March 31, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – In front of me is essentially a metal box on wheels. Standing at around a meter in height, it reminds me of a stainless-steel counter in a restaurant kitchen. It is covered in flexible plastic tubing—which … Read More
March 31, 2026
(CBS News) – Her husband sprang into action, becoming an Uber driver, making deliveries, and working for a local gym. They’ve both been looking for jobs. However, because nothing has materialized, Harris is making plans to become an egg donor … Read More
March 31, 2026
(Reuters) – As humankind moves toward the goal of establishing a long-term presence on the moon and Mars, the question of whether reproduction is possible in extraterrestrial environments may no longer be merely hypothetical. And new research using simulated microgravity … Read More
March 26, 2026
(The Guardian) – Global family planning aid typically drops under Republican presidents and then rises again by 48% once Democratic presidents are elected, the research, published in BMJ Global Health, finds. For countries heavily reliant on US aid, there are … Read More
March 19, 2026
(Australia News) – Sasha and her sister were born in 1995 following their mother Penelope’s last round of IVF at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney. It has now emerged that the wrong embryo was implanted inside of her – … Read More
March 11, 2026
(AP) – Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Monday signed ban on abortions after embryonic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six weeks’ gestation and often before women know they’re pregnant. The signing makes Wyoming the fifth state to … Read More
March 11, 2026
(IVT News) – Suffering a miscarriage is still a “dismissive and dehumanising” experience in the UK, with women at further risk of harm and distress due to inadequate follow-up care, a report has found. Research published by the Miscarriage Association … Read More
March 11, 2026
(Self) – A new partnership between Costco, Sesame (a cash-pay health care marketplace), and IVI RMA (a network of fertility clinics) aims to lower some of the major barriers to accessing fertility care in this country. On Monday, the companies … Read More
March 9, 2026
(The Times) – Documentary maker Rebecca Coxon uploaded her genetic data to an ancestry website on a whim. The results would be just the beginning of a decade questioning everything she thought she knew about family and motherhood But in … Read More
March 5, 2026
(Longreads) – Is AI helping prospective parents game the fertility lottery? Should it? The technology is undeniably enticing: to prospective parents struggling to conceive, overworked OB-GYNs, and embryologists who can only do so much by hand. Progressing at a breakneck … Read More
March 5, 2026
(KTLA) – Twenty-three anguished couples are filing a lawsuit against an Orange County IVF clinic and its doctor for reportedly transporting their embryos to an unknown location without their consent. A news conference was held Tuesday morning with details on … Read More
March 4, 2026
(Times of India) – A routine IVF journey turned into a legal and emotional crisis for a Florida couple who say the baby they carried and welcomed into the world is not biologically theirs, and now, they are trying to … Read More
February 26, 2026
(New York Times) – As China grapples with a shrinking population and historically low birthrate, people are finding romance with chatbots instead. China’s ruling Communist Party wants young women to prioritize getting married and having babies. Instead, many of them … Read More
February 26, 2026
(NBC News) – Amid a rise in home births, mistrust between midwives and hospitals can put mothers and babies at risk. A growing number of women in the U.S. are opting to give birth at home: More than 50,000 had … Read More
February 25, 2026
(Washington Post via MSN) – Obstetrician Jeanne Conry has long paid attention to the “1,300-day window”— the months before conception through a child’s second birthday. Studies show nutrition and lifestyle during this period can shape pregnancy outcomes and the long-term … Read More
February 25, 2026
(CNET) – If you have an Oura Ring and women’s health-related questions, this new AI model is available for your feedback. If you currently have an Oura Ring on your finger, then you’re likely familiar with Oura Advisor, the company’s … Read More
February 24, 2026
(BBC) – A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born using a womb transplanted from a dead donor. Grace Bell, who is in her 30s and was born without a viable womb, says her … Read More
February 20, 2026
(NJ.com via Yahoo!) – Blonski didn’t know the contraception she’d taken for two decades may be linked to her health problems. She was unaware of the connection until very recently, following publicity around a March 2024 study in The British … Read More
February 17, 2026
(ABC13) – Aymeric and Naiah Monello-Fuentes contracted with Miracle Surrogacy only to discover the baby they’re raising isn’t who they expected. Aymeric and Naiah Monello-Fuentes spent just under $81,000 with Miracle Surrogacy, a Florida-based agency operating in Mexico, to have … Read More
February 16, 2026
(The Guardian) – Judge says people should not lose chance of parenthood ‘by the ticking of a clock’ after 10-year deadline missed Lawyers for 15 groups affected by the errors – some of them former cancer patients – asked the … Read More
February 13, 2026
(AP) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Thursday signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being, a move doctors and legal experts warn will have deep ramifications for the U.S. Caribbean territory. The amendment … Read More
February 12, 2026
(Independent) – France plans to send a letter to all 29-year-olds in the country encouraging them to have babies before it is “too late”. Hundreds of thousands of young people will receive the letter, which aims to provide “targeted, balanced … Read More
February 12, 2026
(New York Times) – A study reported that the conventional method of searching follicular fluid didn’t find all the eggs. The new technology found extra eggs more than half the time. Using the conventional method, embryologists use high-powered microscopes to … Read More
