Learn about 5 vitamin C foods for babies and children full of antioxidants. Vitamin C is an essential component of a healthy diet for kids, many of who are notoriously choosy eaters. As a parent, you have to pick your battles, but focusing on your child’s vitamin C intake is important for healthy growth. Most… Read More »
Living near oil and gas wells may increase a woman’s risk of having a baby with a congenital heart defect. Researchers writing in Environment International reported on 3,324 infants born in Colorado from 2005 to 2011, comparing 536 babies with heart defects to 2,860 controls matched for sex, maternal smoking, race and ethnicity. They correlated… Read More »
Adobe Stock Images Black preemies face higher chances that they will receive poor prenatal care than white, Asian-American and Hispanic babies, and this is partially due to the quality of their parents’ healthcare as well as segregation, according to a JAMA Pediatrics study released last week. The study looked at black newborn babies born prematurely… Read More »
TEN babies have died in a Fisher-Price sleeper, the company reveals – as safety officials warn parents to stop using the rocking crib after babies are three months old Since 2015, 10 infant deaths have been reported in connection to the Fisher-Price ‘Rock ‘n Play’ sleeper The infants were all over three months old and… Read More »
Two infants with measles probably acquired the infection in Sydney, health authorities say. NSW Health on Tuesday issued its 15th measles warning for the year after two babies too young to be vaccinated became infected in mid March. An eight-month-old likely contracted the disease in the Haymarket area and was infectious while visiting a Strathfield… Read More »
Two thirds of fathers of premature and sick babies are being forced to return to work while their child is in intensive care, a charity has said. Of 737 parents surveyed by the neonatal charity Bliss and BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates, 77% said they were not given enough time off. One in 10 parents… Read More »