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COVID-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis of California birth records. "The effect of maternal COVID infection from the…

A RSV-infected child receives treatment, as RS-Virus infections spread among children at Missio children's clinic Moenchberg, in Wuerzburg, Germany, December 2, 2022. Heiko Becker | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Al Pacino's girlfriend has filed for physical custody of their infant son just months after his birth, according to US media reports.The Oscar-winning star, 83, welcomed son Roman with Noor Alfallah, 29, in June - a few weeks…

Recalled baby products linked to more than 100 infant deaths are still widely sold on Facebook Marketplace despite thousands of requests from federal regulators to take down the items, four members of Congress said.In a letter sent Friday…

Producers of infant formula employ comprehensive food safety systems, including product testing to ensure those systems are working. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign finds that some testing methods are more…

There is a lot of parental anxiety around baby's sleep. (Image: Shutterstock)Parents often worry that their kids don’t nap as much as expected for their age or nap too frequently and for too longInfants who nap a lot may have smaller…

Infant mortality spiked by up to a fifth in Texas in the year after the state enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States.Preliminary data shows roughly 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022, an increase of 11.5 percent,…

Among nearly 10 million US infants born between 2016 and 2018, breastfed babies were 33% less likely to die during the post-perinatal period (day 7-364) than infants who were not breastfed, reports a new study in the American Journal of…

New mothers can expect sleep deprivation in the first few years of baby's life. But too little sleep can take a toll on the health of both mother and child. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at maternal and…

A doctor is injecting a vaccine to a baby boyKarl Tapales | Moment | Getty ImagesSanofi expects its infant RSV shot to roll out in the U.S. before respiratory virus season this fall, a company spokesperson said Friday.The Food and Drug…