Fewer people who gave birth in 2022 received adequate prenatal care compared to the prior year, and more Bay Staters used fertility treatment, according to a new report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. DPH’s look-back into the 68,579 births during...
Teen birthrates fell 3% in 2022, the report found — a smaller decrease than in previous years. Since 2007, the teen birthrate has decreased about 8% per year. The smaller decline last year could indicate the nation is reaching a plateau thanks to years of progress,...
Paternity in Massachusetts means legal fatherhood. Paternity is automatically established if the parents are married when the child is born. The husband is the child’s legal father. If the parents aren't married when the child is born, paternity needs to be...
Record numbers of children in Massachusetts are being born out of wedlock, but few parents stop to understand the legal implications. Sociologists suggest the increased numbers of children being born out of wedlock is caused by an American attitude that marriage is...