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More women are serving in the U.S. military, and women are the fastest-growing group among U.S. veterans. The VA is trying to meet their health needs, including pregnancy care.
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A study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests COVID-19 caused severe brain damage in two babies born in Miami.
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Each woman has lost a child to fentanyl - two of them at age 26 and another at 36. Says one: “The message has to get out there.”
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Making the transition from career professional to full-time mother can be challenging. Women in the Black community say finding support for their decision to stay at home with children can be particularly hard.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services approved a plan that will extend care through Florida’s Medicaid program for women after they have babies.
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UNICEF and the World Health Organization issued the paper. It shows "that formula milk marketing remains unacceptably pervasive, misleading and aggressive," says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of WHO.
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Healthy Start is a free home visiting program that provides education and care coordination to pregnant women and families with children younger than 3.
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For decades, new mothers in Florida without health insurance have been eligible for 60 days of Medicaid. This proposal would extend coverage up to a year.
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The bill would allow babies up to 30 days old to be placed in a “newborn infant safety device” located on exterior walls of fire stations, emergency medical-services stations or hospitals.
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As of July, mothers in all 50 states can freely breastfeed in public. This comes right in time for August, National Breastfeeding Month.