Tag: birth
Conscientious elders and rebellious youngsters? How birth order would determine up our IQ
Are you the eldest, the middle child or the youngest? According to certain studies, the order of birth within a sibling would bring certain advantages, in particular on the personality…
Pensions, Giorgetti admits: “No reform with this birth rate”
(Tiper Stock Exchange) – There will be no pension reform or, in any case, it will be delayed, like so many other reforms planned by the centre-right government. The Economy…
Birth rate and retirement age, the link according to the Bank of Italy: children only with retired grandparents
(Finance) – A paper of the Bank of Italy highlighted that the progressive increase of theretirement age has a “side effect”, affecting fertility rates and contributing to drop in births.…
7% drop in the birth rate in the first half of 2023
A drop in the French birth rate of 7% in the first half compared to the previous year. This represents 24,000 fewer births. These are the figures from INSEE, the…
Stress can increase the risk of giving birth prematurely
Previous studies have shown that the mother’s mental health can affect the length of pregnancy, but the new study shows that how the father feels can also affect when the…
birth of a French diet (1/4)
While we regularly talk about the crisis that French democracy is going through today, history may have something to teach us. How have we moved from one Republic to another…
Zoo in Ohio thought the gorilla was male – then it gave birth to a baby
When zookeepers at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium came to work Thursday morning, they were met with unexpected news. Sully the gorilla, who everyone had thought was a male, had…
Mistaken for a male, Sully-gorilla actually gave birth to a chick in the United States
Female and male gorillas look very similar until the age of eight. In the US state of Ohio, zoo workers were surprised when a male gorilla gave birth to a…
What to put on a birth list? All the essentials
The birth list is prepared and shared before the baby arrives. It generally contains the essentials that will help new parents during the first months. What to put in? Here…
Colette, the French writer celebrated 150 years after her birth
Exactly 150 years ago, on January 28, 1873, Sidonie Gabrielle Colette was born, who became “Colette”, the pen name under which she signed her literary work, consisting of around sixty…