Infant Health Stories
- Don't discourage moms from breastfeeding, even if they have COVID-19.
- Think twice before taking that toke if you're pregnant. It may affect your baby more than you think.
- A surrogate refused a baby’s parents’ wish for an abortion after finding out the unborn boy had a heart defect. Now she is calling on people to love them for their decision ultimately to "choose...
- When a baby is born with an extra finger, doctors tie it off so the digit dies and falls off. But now a team of doctors say that can be painful for the infant and they offer new advice.
- Doctors in Canada perform historic in-utero heart surgery on unborn baby.
- New research suggests that Zika may be transmitted from mother to fetus at at much higher rate than previously thought, and may cause eye problems.
- Parents in Belgium are now in trial after their seven-month baby died from malnutrition following a strict lactose-free gluten free diet, with no medical recommendations.
- An infographic displays more than 100 benefits of breastfeeding for a mother, her baby, and society.
- Smoking weed throughout pregnancy can triple the odds of having an infant with low birth weight.
- Researchers at the University of Montreal identify five most common antibiotics linked to risk of miscarriage during early pregnancy.
- A team of doctors in Venezuela capture a baby coming out of mother's abdomen during a "gentle C-section" in graphic video.
- Here are the best and worst states for children's health care; how does your state rank?