Most conversations about breast milk tend to focus on topics like nutrients, antibodies and bonding time rather than bacteria.

Tennessee’s infant mortality rate has dipped since 2019 but remains significantly and persistently higher than the national average, a new report published by the state’s health department found. Black families in Tennessee continue to experience the heartbreak of losing a baby in the first year of life at twice the rate of white families,

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has asked Lisa Asare to remain as president and CEO of the New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority, clearing

In December, News 9 employees began bringing essential items to donate to infant crisis services. “We gave out 1.3 million diapers last year, so when we get that kind of stuff, that’s a big, big help,” said Modisane Kwanza, Communications Manager with Infant Crisis Services.

An infant was safely surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box at a Tennessee fire station over the holidays, the first time the box has been used, the town’s fire department

A man is now charged with murder after a six-month-old infant died from injuries following a reported medical emergency at a Macon home, deputies say.

Another source of misinformation is that AI chat programs sometimes recommend sleep solutions that have been linked to an increased risk of infant mortality. Online tools like AI, search, and social media tend to give you the answers you want to hear, and those might be different from what the evidence shows is safe.

An East Lampeter Township couple is facing assault and child endangerment charges after doctors treating their 4-month-old daughter found abuse-related injuries, according to police.