Health ministry adds screening for spinal muscular atrophy beginning in July

Obstetrician points to schooling, workplace penalties and financial pressure shaping birth decisions

Women 39 and under eligible for 6 fertility treatment attempts

Pet dogs and cats outnumbered newborns by nearly 100,000 last year

People would rather raise pets than children as Taiwan population declines

Pregnant women, infants to be housed in non-medical facilities

Hands contaminated with salmonella believed to be source of illness