Empty shelves, fewer babies: How the pan...

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Children are attached to their screens. But research has suggested that social media and excessive screen use can lead to physical and mental health problems. So what happens when parents start to limit screen t ... Show More

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It’s the most wonderful time of the year and, if you’re not careful, it could be the most expensive. The day after Thanksgiving has historically been the official start of the holiday shopping season, but we’ve ... Show More

<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A group in D.C. ditched their smartphones for a month. Washington Post reporter Brittany Shammas joined them. Here’s what she learned.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) ... Show More

"The resounding cry from the report is these babies should have the same chance. And they can." A report out today says that globally, we’ve made no progress at all over the last decade in reducing the number of pregnancies that end with a premature birth. And in Africa - just 1 ... Show More

<p>A dire lack of baby formula in the United States in the past few weeks has been blamed on production deficiencies such as the small number of manufacturers and an inflexible supply chain.</p><p>But Christina Jewett, an investigative reporter at The Times, has traced it back fu ... Show More

Why are items still missing from grocery store shelves? Why are package deliveries being delayed? Youngme, Felix and Mihir unpack the global supply chain mess, while warning listeners to start their holiday shopping early! They also share their personal economic takeaways from th ... Show More

Qu'est-ce que le "baby crash" ? Merci d'avoir posé la question ! Vous connaissez le “baby boom”, l’augmentation considérable du taux de natalité dans plusieurs pays après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Et bien en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19, plusieurs pays, dont la France, se ... Show More

Three women come together to talk about the isolation and sacrifice that comes with being pregnant during the pandemic. Those women: Irène Mathieu, a pediatrician in Charlottesville, Virginia; Elizabeth Baron, a mental health counselor in New York City; and Ashley Falcon, a fashi ... Show More

A landmark parliamentary inquiry into traumatic childbirths has called for an overhaul of the UK's maternity services after finding poor care is "all-too-frequently tolerated as normal".   The report calls for a new maternity commissioner who will report to the prime minister, be ... Show More

Across the world fertility rates are falling and for the first time Europe is experiencing a sustained population decline. The average fertility rate for the European Union is 1.53 live births per woman. In Italy the fertility rate has remained low for the last thirty years, with ... Show More

<p>There are several figures that tell the story of the American economy right now.</p><p>Some are surprisingly positive — the housing market is booming — while others paint a more dire picture.</p><p>Using seven key numbers, we look at the sectors that have been affected most pr ... Show More