Enlarge this image Dr. Zita Magloire, a family medicine physician, says providing care to mothers before, during, and after pregnancy is “just…
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Safety Commission May Ask For A Recall Of Fisher-Price Baby Cot Tied To Infant Deaths
by Rebecca Ellis April 10, 2019Enlarge this image The Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Fisher-Price to recall its popular Rock ‘n Play sleeper, after confirming 10 babies’…
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Enlarge this image Their research is still in early stages, but Kristin Myers (left), a mechanical engineer, and Dr. Joy Vink, an…
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Premature Birth Rates Rise Again, But A Few States Are Turning Things Around
by Rhitu Chatterjee November 1, 2018Enlarge this image Stress, poverty and lack of health care can lead to premature birth. Rates remain stubbornly high in many states.…
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Scientists Search For Causes Of Preterm Birth And Better Ways To Test For Risk
by Sara Kiley Watson July 22, 2018Enlarge this image Scientists are in the early stages of developing new tests that could predict accurately if a woman is at…
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Enlarge this image New Jersey has been distributing baby boxes — cardboard containers that double as cribs or bassinets — to new…
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Enlarge this image Keyshla Rivera smiles at her newborn son Jesus as registered nurse Christine Weick demonstrates a baby box before her…
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Inflatable Beds: Dangerous For Infants, Attractive To Cash-Strapped Parents
by NPR May 12, 2017Enlarge this image The soft, impermeable and uneven sleep surface of an air mattress can pose a danger to infants. The Sleep…