Fewer toxins, healthier babies
by Kyra Naumoff Shields, PhD
How can chemicals in the environment harm your baby’s developing brain?
Most of us aren’t aware that in the U. ...
Screenings Can Detect Health Conditions in Your Baby When They Are Most Treatable
Your baby can be born with a health condition but not show any signs at first. Health conditions that are found early can often be treated. This ...
Black Breastfeeding Week 2021
Did you know that Black Breastfeeding Week takes place every year from August 25 to 31? This important annual observance was started to bring att ...
August is National Breastfeeding Month
In August we commemorate National Breastfeeding Month. Breastfeeding has many benefits for you and your baby. But to be able to get those benefit ...
Becoming a Dad
Pregnancy brings many changes—but they don’t only happen for the birthing parent. Those who identify as dads have an important role before, durin ...
The Link Between Family Health History and Down Syndrome
If someone in your
family has a child with Down syndrome, you may wonder if you will, too. Even
though Down syndrome is a genetic condition, in m ...
World Birth Defects Day is March 3 – Join the Twitter chat!
March 3 is World Birth Defects Day, a global event to create awareness about birth defects. Birth defects can cause serious problems in a baby’s ...
What you need to know about safe sleep for your baby
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness
Month. SIDS is the sudden, unexplained death of a baby younger than 1 year old.
It’s som ...
Newborn screening: Your baby’s first tests
As you welcome your new baby into the world, you experience many
important “firsts.” For your baby, this includes the first set of health tests,
...
Black Breastfeeding Week 2020
During Black Breastfeeding week, which runs from August 25th through August 31st, organizations and partners come together to raise awareness abo ...