Newborns

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Getting vaccinated while pregnant helps protect babies from COVID-19, CDC says

Children's Health

Pandemic poses short- and long-term risks to babies, especially boys

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Vaccinated pregnant women pass COVID-19 protection to their newborns, data shows

COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancy

U.S. birth rate reaches record lows, CDC report finds

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Teen arrested, charged after newborn is found in North Philly dumpster

Police lights arrests crime

Delaware is now one of six states offering paid parental leave

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A properly installed car seat is one of the simplest ways to protect your child

Children's Health

Your baby should get the flu shot and you should, too

Birth is not porn: When Facebook bans images of a new documentary on birth

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The positive power of predictability

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Teething trouble: Fussiness, sleepless nights and (worst of all) a baby in pain

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New Jersey to become first state to send new parents home with baby boxes

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Life with Lucy: How my declawed cat has adjusted to living with a newborn

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Breastfeeding in public: Unimaginable, until my baby became hungry in a Jiffy Lube waiting room

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Mission impossible: Motherhood

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Setting boundaries with family and friends: Tips for managing the holiday season with a newborn

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Preventative, practical and precious: Rooming-in with my son

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Analysis shows sharp spike in Pa. newborns hospitalized due to opioid abuse

Packing for the hospital: what to bring for labor and delivery

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WATCH: Philadelphia Zoo welcomes newborn gorilla

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#BumpDay: Raising awareness about the need for worldwide maternal health care

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CHOP, Einstein announce alliance in maternity care, pediatrics

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Screaming to sleep, Part One & Two: The moral imperative to end 'cry it out'

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Temple's baby box program aims to help reduce infant mortality rates

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New device helps parents of newborns get better sleep

It doesn’t take 'guts' to 'sleep-train' an 8-week-old

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Screaming to sleep, Part Two: The moral imperative to end 'cry it out'

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Screaming to sleep, Part One: The moral imperative to end 'cry it out'

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