It's no surprise that the United States ranks absolutely last in child mortality among the world's wealthiest countries—that's been true for years. A new study examines how this sad situation came to be.
Jan 12, 2018
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Results of the largest study, to date, on the safety of newborn babies whose mothers were vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy show no increased risks for babies, and for some serious neonatal complications—lower ...
Feb 6, 2024
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Medicaid coverage, especially for minority and low-income women, plays a key role in improving the health of moms and babies, according to a new report.
May 24, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Many U.S. babies born to mothers infected with hepatitis B do not receive recommended follow-up testing after vaccination, a new study finds.
Sep 27, 2012
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A researcher from the University of Bristol presented research at Parliament yesterday that recommends the consideration of more holistic interventions in the world's poorest countries.
Nov 20, 2018
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(HealthDay) -- Infant mortality, preterm births and teen births have dropped across the United States as have violent crime and victimization among children, U.S. health officials reported Friday.
Jul 13, 2012
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(HealthDay)—Mortality rates are much higher for infants of non-Hispanic black women than for infants of other race/ethnic groups, according to the Aug. 1 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers ...
Aug 1, 2019
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HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa who fed their babies exclusively with breast milk for more than the first four months of life had the lowest risk of transmitting the virus to their babies through breast milk, according ...
Apr 17, 2013
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(HealthDay) -- The gap in life expectancy between U.S. whites and blacks narrowed between 2003 and 2008, yet significant disparities remain, a new study finds.
Jun 5, 2012
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A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at ...
Aug 17, 2017
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