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Walmart will now reimburse employees in some states up $1,000 if they want the help of a doula during childbirth
Walmart is expanding doula healthcare coverage to associates in Louisiana, Indiana, and Illinois as…
Britney Nguyen
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FDA advises parents to skip some Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare powdered infant formulas after reports of bacterial infections and one possible death
Affected brands are produced by parent company Abbott Nutrition at a facility in Sturgis, Michigan.…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Prioritising fossils fuels over cleaner energy alternatives amplified Indian heart-related mortalities by 55%: Lancet Countdown report
The report says climate change continues to amplify the health impacts of multiple crises in India.…
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The states passing strict abortion bans have some of the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the country
On the flipside, Wired also pointed out that abortion was legalized again in the early 90s, Romania…
Grace Panetta
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The infant mortality of startups-Why startups fail
Over US$ 125 billion private equity was invested in the Startup world in 2015. This amount does not…
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#Independence Day Special: India’s Healthcare Challenge
Broadly speaking, healthcare along with education has been traditionally thought of as the responsi…
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Bottle-fed babies could be ingesting more than 1 million microplastics every day
A study found bottle-fed babies ingest 1.5 million microplastics a day when formula is prepared per…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Poor Infant Mortality Rate blots Delhi
As per the Economic Survey report 2014-15, 22 out of 1,000 children who took birth in the city in t…
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A UN report predicts millions of unintended pregnancies due to healthcare restrictions during lockdown
For every six months of lockdown, women in developing countries will experience 7 million unintende…
Anna Medaris Miller
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MEDSINC: The future of infant healthcare in developing countries
Ninety-nine percent of all deaths in children less than 5 years-old occur in low and middle income …
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Here's Why Infant Mortality Is So High In The US
Cumulative infant mortality rates are higher in the US at every stage - at birth, in the first mont…
Shane Ferro
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Four in five expecting mothers in India deprived of government’s maternity benefits scheme
Merely 12% women received all three installments under the scheme — with Himachal Pradesh and …
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This Start-up Provides Genetic Screening For Newborns, Adults; To Raise Series A Funding In 2-3 Months
As for newborn screening, parents get the kit as soon as they register and after the birth of the b…
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Toxic air killed highest number of children in India in 2016: WHO report
The report also mentioned that poverty is correlated with high exposure to environmental hea…
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Black babies are 3 times more likely to die when cared for by white doctors. Their mortality rate plunges with Black doctors.
A study reviewing 1.8 million hospital births found that Black infants were three times more likely…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Indian minister is happy that they reduced mother and child mortality but CAG reports say something else
These claims come two months after Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) raised doubts that…
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Indian economic slowdown is leaving its infants hungry as only 10% are given acceptable diet
According to the report, merely 10% of Indian infants are provided with minimum acceptable diet.…
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New Jersey is giving away free cardboard boxes to reduce infant death rates
Dr. Kathie McCans, a pediatric physician and chairwoman of New Jersey's Child Fatality and Near Fat…
Chris Weller
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Lahore and Delhi amongst world's most polluted cities; health warnings issued
As of 1:15 pm today, data from SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) n…
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Philadelphia is experimenting with guaranteed income pilots for pregnant people and housing insecure families
Philly Joy Bank and PHLHousing+ are guaranteed basic income pilots in Philadelphia offering familie…