Baby supplies and educational materials sit on a shelf in the office of Krystal Keener, a Healthy Start care coordinator based at the Oklahoma State University obstetrics and gynecology clinic, in ...

BCFS Health and Human Services has announced the expansion of its Healthy Start program throughout Smith County. This initiative offers maternal and infant health services at no cost to families and ...

CLINTON, Md., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new program aiming to significantly reduce infant mortality and improve maternal health is now available to families in Prince George's County, Maryland.

Eric Boodman focuses on narrative features, exploring the startling ways that science and medicine affect people’s lives. You can reach Eric on Signal at eboodman.88. NEW ORLEANS — “Would it help if ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – NYCHA residents are helping fellow NYCHA residents during one of the most important times of their lives- becoming parents. From community baby showers to childcare to home repairs, ...

One in 10 babies in the U.S. – nearly 374,000 infants – were born preterm in 2023, meaning before 37 weeks of pregnancy. More than 15% were very preterm, meaning they were born before 32 weeks. A full ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Florida’s rate is slightly higher, at about 1 in 9 babies born preterm. In an average ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Loveline Chizobam Phillips, George Mason University and Faye Taxman, George Mason ...