Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria.

A single-institution US study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global has reported a steady rise in emergency department (ED) visits for food-induced allergic reactions (FIR) in infants — likely reflecting current guidelines on earlier food allergen introduction.

Tennessee’s infant mortality rate has dipped since 2019 but remains significantly and persistently higher than the national average, a new report published by the state’s health department found. Black families in Tennessee continue to experience the heartbreak of losing a baby in the first year of life at twice the rate of white families,

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has asked Lisa Asare to remain as president and CEO of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority, clearing

Idaho Health & Welfare is defending its handling of a Nampa infant death case after parents Brian Lemke and Allysen Armenta were jailed on multiple charges.

In December, News 9 employees began bringing essential items to donate to infant crisis services. “We gave out 1.3 million diapers last year, so when we get that kind of stuff, that’s a big, big help,” said Modisane Kwanza, Communications Manager with Infant Crisis Services.

Community leaders in Lubbock, Texas, gathered Monday to celebrate the first mother in the state to safely surrender her baby to a Safe Haven Baby Box.

A man is now charged with murder after a six-month-old infant died from injuries following a reported medical emergency at a Macon home, deputies say.