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Most kids don’t get enough sleep. Here’s why parents often miss the signs.
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (849+ words) You tuck them in, turn off the light and assume they drift off within minutes. Many parents do. But a 2025 study published in Frontiers in Pediatrics suggests that what happens after the bedroom door closes may look very different from…...
Cuts at CDC birth defect center will harm millions
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Enshrine abortion as a human right on this U.N. declaration anniversary
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (746+ words) Adriana Smith was a 30-year-old mother and nurse. She was two months pregnant when she went to an Atlanta emergency room with intense headaches. She was given medication and sent home, but the next day after being rushed back to…...
When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1441+ words) Ceudy Gutierrez took her first steps on U.S. soil in the fall of 2023, after wading across the Rio Grande with her then seven-month-old son in tow. Alongside her husband and their other children, a set of twin girls, Gutierrez made her…...
Georgia women face geographic gaps in prenatal care
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1619+ words) LOUISVILLE " For more than a year, Jessica Lewis has made the 50-minute drive north from her home in Louisville to her doctor's office in the Augusta suburb of Grovetown. At times, the 35-year-old tax preparer made weekly trips so she…...
Doulas improve maternal outcomes, and vets deserve mental health options
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (385+ words) More doula services could improve maternal care I read your article "Doulas fill critical need in Black maternal care" (AJC, Nov. 14, 2024), highlighting how doulas can improve maternal outcomes for Black women. As a Black mother in Georgia and certified birth…...
As an OB-GYN who took Tylenol during pregnancy, I know acetaminophen is safe
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (474+ words) In recent weeks, federal health authorities " and the president himself " have created confusion and fear among pregnant patients and the general public by raising unsubstantiated concerns about the use of acetaminophen, a common pain relief medicine, during pregnancy. As an…...
Trump distorts facts on autism, Tylenol and vaccines, scientists say
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1230+ words) This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Ann Bauer, a researcher who studies Tylenol and autism, felt queasy with anxiety in the weeks leading up to the White House's much-anticipated autism announcement....
Trump makes unfounded claims about Tylenol and repeats discredited link between vaccines and autism
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (919+ words) President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism ......
Georgia Tech study on maternal transport showcases state's gaps in care access
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (760+ words) Like much of the South, Georgia has long grappled with limited access to health care " particularly specialized services. This issue is especially acute in maternal health care, where the state ranks 46th nationally. Despite efforts by advocates and policymakers at all…...