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Fertility rates in European countries are already below the global average, with the rates based on the number of children a woman will have in her lifetime.

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A Ugandan woman has given birth to twins at the age of 70, with the hospital claiming she is Africa's oldest mother.

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As demographics shift, life expectancy in the EU will only become more important as we grapple with an ageing population.

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Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in the EU and the country is ageing at a much faster rate than other European countries.

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Miscarriage is a common struggle for many women but the emotions and turmoil it can create are too often overlooked or ignored. This French illustrator uses her drawings to shed light on the issue.

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Researchers say pollution affects our quality of life and impacts our ability to work, learn and contribute to society.

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A newborn was left in one of Italy's safe haven baby boxes over Easter, sparking a fierce debate around motherhood and women's rights in the country.

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A Dutch man, said to have sired hundreds of kids through sperm donation, is being taken to court to stop him fathering more.

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Which countries have the highest and lowest fertility rates in Europe?

The fertility rate in the EU increased by 8 per cent over the last two decades but the number of children being born has started to gradually fall.

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Scientists hope their findings will pave the way to a contraceptive pill that men could take shortly before sex.

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China records its first population fall in decades

China has fewer people than it did at the start of last year, according to official figures released Tuesday.

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The Ukraine war has been going on for more than nine months. Women who became pregnant just before or at the start of the war have now given birth to the first ‘war babies'. Their pregnancies are often accompanied by a lot of stress. Russia regularly carries out attacks on hospitals.

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Italy's declining population fuels economic uncertainty

Italy's aging citizens coupled with low birth rates are shrinking the country's population. Experts are now looking to reverse the trend to boost future economic growth, Euronews correspondent Giorgia Orlandi reports.

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First medical exam for three baby lynx in France

Three female lynx, born on 18. May, undergo their first medical examination and are fitted with an electronic identification chip at the Sainte-Croix animal park in Rhodes, in France's northeast.

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The ‘miraculous’ event has prompted some questions about the citizenship and rights of babies born on flights.

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China's birth rate drops to a record low

Changes to the strict "one-child policy" since 2016 have failed to result in a hoped-for baby boom

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A Dutch zoo on Thursday welcomed a West Indian manatee calf, one of only 39 in all of Europe.

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Newborn lion triplets unveiled to public in Germany

Newborn lion triplets at an animal park in western Germany were unveiled to the public and named on Monday. The cubs at Gelsenkirchen Zoo are all female and their names are Jamila, Kumani and Malaika.

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France to offer free contraception benefits to women aged under 26, says Health Minister Olivier Veran.

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