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Black Maternal Health Week highlights family's push for change after traumatic birth story
17+ hour, 34+ min ago (365+ words) (WAND) - Black Maternal Health Week shines a light on disparities impacting black women across the country. Last year, Mercedes and Leon Wells'shared their traumatic birth story with WAND News. Now, the family says what they went through is fueling a…...
April proclaimed Save Abandoned Infants Month in IL, 25 years after Safe Haven Law passed
21+ hour, 12+ min ago (64+ words) wandtv. com April proclaimed Save Abandoned Infants Month in IL, 25 years after Safe Haven Law passed The Illinois Abandoned Newborn Infant Protection Act passed with unanimous support in 2001 and is seen as a model for other states. Now, all 50 states…...
Mom says baby's formula was replaced with flour
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (121+ words) wandtv. com Trump says he's replacing Homeland Security Secretary Noem with GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin Gov. Pritzker asks State Department to give evacuation plans for U. S. citizens in the Middle East Gov. Pritzker responds after Bill Clinton names him in Epstein…...
Maternal mortality rates dropping in the U. S.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (112+ words) wandtv. com Gov. Pritzker asks State Department to give evacuation plans for U. S. citizens in the Middle East Gov. Pritzker responds after Bill Clinton names him in Epstein deposition Moweaqua village leaders continuing to work on fixing budget shortfall - Decatur Jersey…...
Christmas baby born at OSF in Danville
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (142+ words) One central Illinois woman received the very best gift of all Christmas Day, a new member of her family." Baby Augustt Dean born Christmas Day to mom Regina, pictured with Regina's sister Mariaya. DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - One central Illinois woman received…...
September is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (171+ words) (WAND) - September marks the start of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month. Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders refer to a range of lifelong physical, behavioral, and cognitive disabilities. .. (WAND) -" September marks the start of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month." Fetal…...
'She is baby of the year to me': Decatur baby in running for $25k in national contest
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (319+ words) Variety's Baby of the Year contest is underway, and a local mother has entered her 8-month-old daughter. DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) " Variety's Baby of the Year contest is underway, and a local mother has entered her 8-month-old daughter. She is now a…...
Blueprint to improve maternal healthcare in Illinois released
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (114+ words) (WAND) " The Illinois Birth Equity Blueprint "a roadmap to improving maternal healthcare and birth outcomes in Illinois" was released on Thursday. The blueprint is part of the state's larger Illinois Birth Equity Initiative, which was launched in February of 2024. The…...
What we know about autism's causes and any potential link to Tylenol
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (945+ words) Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, worried that the Tylenol claims would terrify mothers-to-be and parents of children with autism. "I don't want you going back and looking and saying to yourself, "I shouldn't…...
IDPH marks 60 years of newborn screening efforts
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (92+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is marking 60 years of screening efforts in the state. Newborn screening in. .. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of…...