Infants who survive serious health problems in the first few weeks of life have a higher risk of dying during childhood and adolescence compared to children who were healthy as newborns. This is ...

ENJOYED WORKING WITH HER OVER THE YEARS. TODAY, A FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY PANEL DELAYED ITS DISCUSSION ON THE NEWBORN HEPATITIS B VACCINE. KCCI CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER SUZANNE BOEHNKE SPOKE WITH ...

“Our goal is for no mother or child to die during pregnancy or childbirth. That may sound unachievable, but it’s only when we aim high that real change becomes possible,” says Mehreen Zaigham, ...

When my son was just under a year old, he was hospitalized for bronchiolitis, an infection of the lungs common in babies. He was so sick that he was sluggish and tearful and had ceased eating and ...

Sometimes — before birth or during labor and delivery — a baby inhales a mixture of amniotic fluid and a substance called meconium into his lungs. This is called meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), ...

A newborn baby has died in New Mexico from a Listeria infection that state health officials say was likely contracted from raw (unpasteurized) milk that the baby’s mother drank during pregnancy. In a ...

Babies exposed to an antidepressant or a mood disorder during fetal life did not have any more signs of irritability, difficulty feeding, sleep disturbances and respiratory problems two to four weeks ...

Louisiana is one of the worst-performing states when it comes to health outcomes of mothers and infants. New Orleans is ...