Spot shortages of a vaccine to prevent meningitis in babies have led the American Academy of Pediatrics to notify its members that the vaccine is being rationed and that if a widespread shortage occurs the vaccination schedule will be changed.
MSELENI, South Africa, 9 August 2006 – A new method of testing for paediatric AIDS is saving the lives of babies and has led to more than a large increase in the number of infants being treated with anti-retroviral medications (ARVs) here in northern Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa.
Over these last four years, my baby quest has led me to gynecologists and reproductive specialists and endocrinologists.
Baby Rickina has led a difficult life, but she's finally all smiles.
Royal baby fever has led several sites to suggest babymoon destinations for Will and Kate and even inspired the the Waldorf Astoria New York to create a Royally Luxurious Babymoon package, starting at $10,800 for a weekend of pampering, pilates and breakfast in bed.
Co-sleeping, however, has become the subject of intense controversy, not least because warnings of the dangers of taking babies into their parents' beds has led some mothers to choose instead to nurse babies on sofas, where accidents such as suffocation are more likely.
The demand for care, coupled with comorbidities of an aging population, and a diminishing supply as Baby Boomer nurses retire, has led to stress on health care systems across the nation.
In Three Rivers, a small town nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, a baby boom in bears has led to an invasion of the fur-ball variety.
The objections of Somali women to having babies delivered by male doctors has led Hennepin, gradually, to develop an obstetrical staff made up almost entirely of women.
"The laundry basket within the mortuary was right next to a cabinet where the bodies of babies were kept, and this combination has led to the mistake," said Helen Moffatt, chief executive of Queen Mary's.
