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The new mom in your life isn’t just an incubator. It’s time to stop treating her that way
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (1781+ words) (CNN) " When Katherine was pregnant this past summer, several people started to touch her growing belly without asking permission. At medical appointments and in the labor, delivery and recovery rooms, health professionals called her "mama" rather than by her name....
About a quarter of pregnant women in the US don’t get prenatal care in their first trimester, report says
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1784+ words) By Jacqueline Howard, Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) " Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before…...
CDC’s annual abortion report delayed amid agency turmoil
3+ mon, 7+ hour ago (679+ words) (CNN) " The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking abortion trends for decades, but this year's report " including some of the earliest federal data reflecting the effect of significant changes to abortion access nationwide " has been pushed…...
"A safe ride every time" Child Passenger Safety week reminds parents to check car seats
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) -It's child passenger safetyweek, a time to make sure your young ones are getting to point A to point B safely. Child safetyis important year-round, but with school back in sessionand after-school activities,more kids are…...
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) (CNN) " The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the highest rate in more than a decade, according to a news…...
'So thankful': Doctors perform rare procedure to safely deliver baby girl
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) SAVANNAH, Georgia (WJCL) " Earlier this month, a team of 31 medical specialists at Memorial Health in Savannah successfully performed a rare, high-stakes procedure to ensure the safe delivery of a baby girl, who otherwise may not have been able to breathe…...
What we know about the suspect arrested in the deaths of an abandoned Tennessee baby’s family members
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1139+ words) CNN, TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, JACKSON POLICE DEPT, WHBQ, WBBJ, ADRIANNA WILLIAMS" FB, KFVS By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) " A weeklong manhunt is over in the killings of the parents, grandmother and teenage uncle of a baby found abandoned in…...
Baby care advice is always updating. Here are 5 key messages that have changed over the years
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1320+ words) By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) " Parenting is not for the faint of heart. It can take new parents a beat or two to fully tune in to what their baby's cries could mean. So many small but consequential decisions need…...
Diaper bank distributes 2.5 million diapers; celebrates by sending care kits to families
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (183+ words) ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) " Babies Need Bottoms Diaper Bank announces the distribution of its 2,500,000 diapers to families in need. Since Hurricane Helene, Babies Need Bottoms has worked with local partners, volunteers, and donors to ensure no child goes without diapers....
Aesthetician helps clients with IVF injections, hoping to ease stress of infertility treatments
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (566+ words) BOSTON (WBZ) " Research shows that one out of every eight couples in the U.S. will struggle with infertility. It's part of the reason why IVF is on the rise, up 11% within the last two years. But mixing medicine and self-injecting hormones…...