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Thirty-three infants born prematurely at a North Carolina hospital are receiving precautionary swine flu treatment after possibly being exposed to the virus by a respiratory therapist.
After decades of indoctrination delivered with evangelical fervor, American women have come to take it as an article of faith that if they don’t breast-feed their children, they'll grow up to be underachievers plagued with health problems and lacking a bond with their mother.
Not all high-order multiple births come with a sideshow of paparazzi and lurid tabloid headlines like those surrounding the octuplets born to a single mother with six other children in California. Many are like the four sets of quadruplets delivered in one Phoenix hospital within a six-week period — born to stable and responsible couples with the means to support the children and no desire for publicity.
Tough financial times often call for inventive, improvised measures for families to make ends meet, but it nearly cost Jeri Moss the life of her 5-month-old son La’Damian.
The New Mexico Health Department says a baby has died and another has been hospitalized due to a rare infection.
A court found a German woman guilty of manslaughter Monday for killing two of her babies and stashing them in the family's freezer — in one case for 20 years.
A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of killing three of her babies after their bodies were discovered in the family freezer by her grown children looking for pizza, police said Monday.
Drugs used to ease the pain of childbirth could interfere with breastfeeding, a new study suggests.
Paramedics discovered an emaciated 6-week-old girl and a 14-month-old boy living with their mother and grandmother in a litter-filled sport utility vehicle, authorities said.
Judges found a Polish woman guilty Thursday of killing five of her newborn children and then sentenced her to life in prison.
SIDS linked to co-sleeping parents who are most often drunk or druggedIn a study from England released earlier this week, over half of sudden infant death cases (SIDS) occurred when the baby was sleeping alongside a parent. In almost one-third of the SIDS cases, the parent was drinking or using drugs before falling asleep with the child.
Tylenol children's and infant's products recalled he makers of Tylenol are recalling 21 children's and infant's Tylenol liquid products manufactured between April 2008 and June 2008 from warehouses and retail stores as a safeguard against potential contamination"
Indian teenage girl from Lucknow, Yugratna Srivastava, to address UN Climate Summit13-year-old girl from Lucknow, Yugratna Srivastava, has won the honour to address U.S. President Barack Obama, President Hu Jintao of China and other world leaders on behalf of the world's three billion youth and children.
Firebug gets 15 years- The Register Citizen News "I didn't take into account that anybody would be in the building except my husband," Quigley said, wiping tears from her eyes with her shackled hands.
(Watch) Awww! Baby Photos Rock the WebMove over Anne Geddes — there's a new baby photographer in town. Tracy Raver was on the "Today" show Friday morning to talk about her unique way of photographing newborns. Searches on the shutterbug promptly shot through the roof.
Day-care operator gets 25-year term in child porn caseConcetta Jackson knew exactly what she was doing when she took the infant daughters from the arms of their unsuspecting parents and then turned them over to her boyfriend, pedophile John Jackey Worman, authorities say
Can Babies be Racist? At the Children's Research Lab at the University of Texas, a database is kept on thousands of families in the Austin area who have volunteered to be available for scholarly research.
Hole in the Wall Baby Bin Where Children are Left by Their Mothers for Adoption in Johannesburg, South Africa"Door Of Hope charity in Johannesburg, South Africa" operates "the Baby Bin," allowing people to give up their babies by putting them through a "hole-in-the-wall."
Canadian study shows safety, benefit of home birth in low risk womenThe Sept 15, 2009 Canadian Medical Association Journal has published a study on planned home birth which confirms (yet again) its safety and benefits for low risk pregnant women attended by skilled midwives.
Can infants and toddlers find their inner chi? You send your child to preschool for various reasons. You may need the day care, or you may want your child to become socialized or educated - but a new school in north Tampa is also teaching preschoolers and infants an ancient form of exercise.
Probe into sending of child 'sex act' imagesTELECOMMUNICATIONS experts are now trying to determine if camera phone images relating to an alleged sex act involving infants were ever transmitted.
The "annual death rate" for Afghan infants is about 7%, this proving what an utter sham "democracy" is in Occupied Afghanistan and the war criminality of the US Alliance Occupiers, the US, the UK, NATO and Australia.
Diapers: Are they necessary?Berkeley mom Willow Lune tells parents just this in the Intro to Diaper Free Babies classes she teaches around the Bay Area. She explains that babies are born with awareness and control of their bodily functions and the ability to communicate when they want to eliminate.
Breast milk a healthier choice? Myths revealedDoes it hurt? Am I allowed to drink alcohol? Health writer Suzanne Schlosberg, author of "The Essential Breastfeeding Log," and Suzanne Fredregill, author of "The Everything Breastfeeding Book," separate fact from fiction.
Early breastfeeding less among urbanites KOZHIKODE: Even after declaring Kerala as a 'baby-friendly' state, the number of infants in Kerala who are denied exclusive breastfeeding by their mothers is around 30 percent.
An Education in What's Possible: Free Program Allows Single Parents to Develop Confidence as They Train for a CareerTwo years ago, Taishia Jenerette was holding down two jobs, caring for her 6-year-old daughter and struggling as a single mother with too little time and too many bills.
Depressed mothers' infants are less responsive to faces and voicesA review of recent research suggests that infants of depressed mothers appeared to be less responsive to faces and voices as early as the neonatal period.
Human Rights Council: Maternal Death, Illness Are Human Rights ViolationsYesterday (June 17th 2009), ... the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a landmark resolution recognizing maternal death and illness as a pressing human rights concern.
How to massage your babyModern research and traditional wisdom have come together to determine that your nurturing touch is a type of essential nutrition that can help your baby grow, be strong, feel secure and know "I am loved".
Joint team moves critically ill infants over holiday weekendHICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFNS) -- A joint team of U.S. servicemembers spanning the globe from Japan to Texas successfully moved two critically ill infants needing specialized care over the Memorial Day weekend.
The Case Against "The Case Against Breastfeeding" - The Backlash to Breast is Best - Why exactly is breastfeeding under attack?Article in response to claims that breastfeeding's benefits are exagerated and overstated, and to idea that breastfeeding is holding women back.
Pregnant woman, 5 others arrested in drug bust Detectives arrested six people, including a pregnant woman, at an east Orange County home overnight that doubled as a drug-distribution center.
Bilingual Babies Get Head Start -- Before They Can Talk"Rather than confusing babies, hearing more than one language gives newborns a mental boost, according to the new study, which tested seven-month-old infants."
"Mothers Act" fuels multi-Billion $$ IndustryPending legislation creates billion dollar funding stream for Psycho-Pharma Complex. Motherhood has fallen prey as well to the psycho-pharmaceutical complex.
SWITCHED AT BIRTH: Pembroke man discovers mixup with his family at age 57PEMBROKE — As a child growing up in New Zealand, Fred George always felt out of place. He had light hair; the rest of his family was dark. He was shy, when other family members were confident and rambunctious.
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