In some countries, falling birth rates are now seen as a national security issue. In Russia, authorities appear to be taking increasingly direct steps to address the trend. Russia’s Health Ministry is ...

A rare and medically significant birth has been reported in St Petersburg, where a woman delivered four identical baby girls, marking the first such case officially recorded in Russia. The delivery, ...

Russian authorities are restricting access to safe abortion care and limiting the ability of women and girls to get accurate information about their reproductive choices. Russian authorities are ...