It’s a tragedy with few answers: Sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of death among babies from 1 month to 1 year old in the U.S. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...
In April 2025, the federal government cut the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children.
Early detection of rare but treatable diseases has long been one of public health’s quiet triumphs, sparing thousands of infants each year from preventable harm. The Advisory Committee on Heritable ...
Given the extent of disagreement among observers regarding the color of infants observed under identical conditions (i.e., via video recording), the study authors concluded that real-world visual ...
What Is Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn? Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is a blood disorder that happens when your blood type doesn't match your baby's blood type during ...
Legal challenges have pushed back against various state retention policies and specific uses of dried blood spots, from secondary research to law enforcement investigations. These challenges have ...
The first few days and weeks with your new baby may feel like a whirlwind. You may still be recovering from childbirth. You may have a mix of emotions that lasts throughout the newborn phase. The ...
As newborn screening programs expand to include babies’ entire genomes, parents must be made aware of the privacy risks and states must create rules to rein in unbridled police access to this data.
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