Companies offer tests, supplements and guidance—like petting zoos and dirt piles—with the promise of improving infants’ ...

National Initiative Calls for Urgent Action to Protect the Health of America’s Children At this critical moment, ...

Across much of modern health research, children are measured—but not always heard. For much of the past half-century, health research has prioritized the quantitative—numbers, test results, trial ...

A nation’s ability to prevent mothers, and their infants from dying is a barometer of its commitment to the health and well-being of all women, children, and families. Access to high-quality health ...

According to a report by the March of Dimes, scores in Kansas improved overall. But people of color still face the biggest disparities, like higher preterm birth rates and disproportionate infant ...

Parents are posting on TikTok about feeding their babies butter for sleep, development, satiety and more. Here’s what experts think.

Indiana's infant mortality rate reached a record low of 6.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. Despite the record low, Indiana's rate still exceeds the national average, and budget cuts to maternal ...

U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at strengthening maternal and infant health nationwide by ...

To save the lives of infants and small children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines. The results ...

Naples Comprehensive Health and Nicklaus Children’s Health System are collaborating to expand specialized care for women and children in Southwest Florida. A new facility, the Van Domelen Pavilion for ...