A pregnant teenager, lost in Arizona's child welfare system, was murdered after running away from a group home. Zariah Dodd's ...

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Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts ...

Child protection experts warn that proposed legislative changes by the Gauteng Department of Social Development could lead to ...

An abandoned newborn baby girl was found by the side of the road in a cardboard box in the Philippines. Police are ...

As a pediatrician, I thought my medical background and pediatric training meant I would be well prepared to breastfeed my ...

Some experts said WIC recipients may start to see their benefits impacted if the government stretches on for weeks.

Preterm birth is associated with altered white matter development and long-term neurodevelopmental impairments, wrote the authors of the study. “Skin-to-skin care has known benefits for physiologic ...

A mother is going viral after winning a Mortal Kombat tournament while holding her five-day-old daughter in her arms.

Is it ethical to perform a high-risk surgery to save one infant in a country where health care resources are limited?

MercyOne Genesis Spiritual Care will host its Open Arms Remembrance, an annual service for families who have experienced a ...