Protecting babies from RSV this holiday season: What parents need to know Thursday, November 23 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A record number of people are expected to travel during the upcoming holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving -- just as respiratory illnesses are rising around most of the United States.Currently, kids under 5 years old are being hospitalized with respiratory illnesses... Read More.
Israel-Gaza live updates: 28 premature babies to be transported from Gaza to Egypt Monday, November 20 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip,... Read More.
Gazan doctors plead for help in saving premature babies at Al-Shifa Hospital Tuesday, November 14 by ABC News(LONDON, TEL AVIV, Israel and BELGRADE, Serbia) -- Doctors are pleading for help after Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa in Gaza City, collapsed and ceased functioning as a hospital over the weekend when its power failed and an explosion happened in its courtyard, where thousands... Read More.
Mom with double uterus expecting two babies in ‘1 in a million’ pregnancy Monday, November 13 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Kelsey Hatcher, a 32-year-old mom of three, and her husband Caleb said they were very surprised to learn earlier this year that Kelsey was pregnant.The couple was even more surprised to learn at Kelsey Hatcher's eight-week ultrasound appointment that she was... Read More.
Israel-Gaza live updates: Three premature babies die at Al-Shifa Hospital, doctor says Monday, November 13 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip,... Read More.
Mother leaves her two babies inside idling unlocked car while she goes to a bar Wednesday, October 25 by ABC News(WEST MELBOURNE, Fla.) -- A mother of a 2-year-old and an 8-month old has been arrested after leaving them alone in an unlocked car with the engine running while she went into a bar, according to police.An officer in West Melbourne, Florida -- located... Read More.
Twenty-one dead, including 2 babies, after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy Wednesday, October 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A bus crash on Tuesday in Mestre, Italy, a suburb near Venice, left 21 dead, including two babies, and another 15 riders injured, according to officials.Prosecutors are investigating whether the 40-year-old driver suddenly became ill before the coach plunged off an... Read More.
FDA discusses using artificial wombs to help save preemie babies: What to know about the new technology Thursday, September 21 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration met Wednesday to discuss something that was once thought to be only science fiction: the use of artificial wombs to help premature babies survive.Exactly as it sounds, an artificial womb is an artificially-created environment that... Read More.
Mississippi sees 10-fold increase in babies born with syphilis since 2016: Report Wednesday, September 20 by ABC News(JACKSON, Miss.) -- The number of babies born with syphilis in Mississippi has risen 10-fold over the last several years, according to a new report.Between 2016 and 2022, congenital syphilis cases rose from 10 to 110, marking a 1,000% increase, according to a report from... Read More.
More screen time may be linked to delayed development in babies: New study Tuesday, August 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics suggests there is a link between more screen time for babies and developmental delays.Researchers in Japan looked at survey data collected from over 7,000 kids who were 1 year old and found that... Read More.
Former UK neonatal nurse sentenced to life for murder of seven babies Monday, August 21 by ABC News(LONDON) -- Former British nurse Lucy Letby was sentenced on Monday to spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty in the worst child serial killer case in the modern history of the U.K.She was convicted in Manchester Crown Court... Read More.
Million Dollar Babies: Hilary Swank welcomes twins Monday, April 10 by ABC NewsHilary Swank is officially a mom.The Million Dollar Baby and Boys Don't Cry Oscar winner took to Instagram on Sunday to announce that she has welcomed her twins."It wasn't easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it," the Alaska... Read More.