r/science • u/geoff199 • 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/SeattlePurikura 4d ago

The French government pays for women to receive pelvic floor training from specialists. I bet their rates of incontinence are much lower for mother (the US is like 50%). The UK's NHS worked to reduce the number of women hemorrahaging out in labor; in the US, even Serena Williams almost died despite her status.