The data showed that the infant death rate last year – 5.6 deaths per 1,000 live births – was unchanged from the rate in 2022. The rate of preterm births – in which babies are born before 37 ...

An ear infection, also known as acute otitis media, is an infection that occurs in the space behind the eardrum. Ear infections are common in babies and toddlers. The National Institutes of Health ...

As newborns, our bodies have primitive reflexes that help us survive and develop. One of these reflexes is the Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR), which is also called the "Fencing Reflex". This ...

At the same time, infant mortality has been on the rise. John Yang speaks with The 19th’s reproductive health reporter Shefali Luthra for more. Reproductive rights are front and center as the ...

SINGAPORE: The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) will work with five anchor operators to open up nearly 40,000 new infant and childcare places in Singapore from 2025 to 2029. This will ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by the Gokdeniz family, Burcu Gokdeniz holds her newborn baby Umut Ali Gokdeniz for ...

The lawsuit was one of about 1,000 similar cases pending nationwide over allegations the companies failed to warn that their specialized formulas used by newborn intensive care units in hospitals ...

This is sometimes called a neurocardiogenic response. If the vagus nerve is suddenly stimulated, the reflex response is automatic. Immediate messages are sent to the brain, affecting central and ...

The trial was the first against both Mead Johnson and Abbott over cow's milk-based infant formula that lawsuits allege causes necrotizing enterocolitis, or NEC, in premature babies. Previous ...

A still from the programme showed postpartum Meghan sitting on a window ledge, cradling the newborn close to her chest. All bundled up in a blue babygrow and a white, star-print blanket ...

SOUNDVIEW, Bronx (WABC) -- The 14-year-old mother of the newborn discovered dead in the Bronx on Wednesday has been located, police said. Police said the teen had thrown the baby out of the window ...

Getty When new mom Devon Stephen prepared to bring her newborn daughter into the world, she knew she would have to set some boundaries with her loved ones. “The thing about true boundaries is ...