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Non-Hospital Baby Abductions a New Concern
Study highlights the value of education and media involvement

Paid Family Leave Program Goes Mostly Unused
Study finds only 5% of Californians took benefit of nation's 1st such law, passed in 2004

Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Children born at or before 25 weeks were 4 times more likely to have problems at age 6, study found

Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Even a few glasses of wine enough to disrupt normal development, mouse study finds

Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues
3 new reports raise question of how long a heart must stop beating before death is certain

OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
The FDA recently advised that kids under 2 not use these products

1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies’ Thyroids
Women living near Seveso disaster were 6 times more likely to deliver infants with problems

Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
Researchers find autoantibodies that block potentially fatal pregnancy complication

When Babies Die, Obstetricians Suffer, Too
Stillbirths, infant deaths caused one in 10 docs to consider giving up practice, survey says

Suckling Infant Triggers ’Trust’ Hormone in Moms
Breast-feeding releases oxytocin, involved in bonding, release of milk in humans, animals