BABIES

Baby viewing windows were once a staple of hospital maternity wards across the country, but now they feel like a relic from a bygone era. Read on to learn about their history—and the real reasons why they vanished.

Birds and bees get all the action—and Samuel Taylor Coleridge was jealous. Here are the possible origins of the euphemistic phrase.

See which names your state's new parents chose most often in 2024.

The age ranges and birth years for Gen Z, Gen Alpha, and Gen Beta—along with Millennials—are getting clearer (so we can all quit fighting about it now).

New Year’s babies used to get showered with gifts and prizes, but today their fame is fleeting.

If moms had a choice, they wouldn’t go into labor around the holidays.

Step aside, John and Mary—make way for Liam and Kaitlyn.

To curb teen pregnancies, schools in the ‘80s forced kids to care for another delicate dependent: an egg.

What September lacks in major holidays, it more than makes up for in birthday parties—here’s why that could be.

The act of bringing another person into the world comes with a whole host of things you might not have anticipated, from a phenomenon called “lightning crotch” and disappearing belly buttons to unexpected excrement and so much more.

Discover the most distinctive vintage baby girl and baby boy names spanning the Lost Generation to Gen Z.

As more Millennials have children, many of them are shying away from names that were popular in their own classrooms decades ago.