Category: Babies

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As the baby formula shortage causes parents and caregivers to search for solutions to feed their infants, experts at the New Jersey Poison Control Center, based at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 27, 2022) — In a clinical report released on April 18, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended resources administered by the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) to pediatricians across the nation.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Supply chain issues and the lingering effects of a formula recall in February have led to a nationwide shortage of baby formula — and lots of worried parents.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Infant caregivers are finding empty store shelves where baby formula was once stocked. They may be turning to online searches and even alternative solutions, such as making homemade baby formula.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Florida State University pediatrician Mary Norton said she has seen parents pour their last amount of formula into a bottle and tell her, “I have nothing else for my baby.”

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Sarah Gonzalez was just 13 weeks pregnant in 2018 when she received “terrifying” news during a routine ultrasound. Her unborn baby, whom they planned to name Sullivan, or “Sully,” had a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The number of Americans with visual impairment or blindness is expected to jump to more than 8 million by the year 2050

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – For the parents of premature babies, the condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is as frightening as it sounds.

(HealthNewsDigestcom) – A 2016 study in Colorado revealed that up to 22% of pregnant women had detectable levels of cannabinoids in their body.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A Children’s Hospital Los Angeles team has become the first in the world to implant a cardiac stent that’s designed specifically for babies and young children and can be expanded all the way to adult size.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Treating babies with antibiotics in the first week of life is linked with a decrease in healthy bacteria necessary amongst others to digest milk and an increase in antimicrobial resistance, research suggests.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Washington, DC | Research shows that pregnant people on Medicaid are more likely to have worse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm birth, compared to those who have private insurance.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – It’s always distressing to hear your little one cough. Still, it’s a common wintertime symptom, and it’s helpful to know that it often sounds worse than it is.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CAMBRIDGE, MA — Learning to navigate social relationships is a skill that is critical for surviving in human societies. For babies and young children, that means learning who they can count on to take care of them.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Nurse Practitioner Sarah Heinonen, DNP, APRN, CPNP, has a lot of hope for babies with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), including those with severe disease.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study suggests that when parents baby talk to their infants, they might be helping them learn to produce speech.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Your baby’s first year is full of special milestones, including the first time eating solid foods. At around 6 months, most babies can transition to food other than breast milk or formula

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Only a tiny fraction of babies are diagnosed before birth with a blockage in their airway that would prove dangerous or deadly once separated from their mother—and life-sustaining oxygen flow—at delivery.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In a collaborative study, Cleveland Clinic researchers sought to understand how COVID-19 infection affects pregnant mothers and their children.