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 | Check out this week's headline news focusing on all things mama and baby...the good, the bad and the ugly. This week's topics include parent's suing J&J after son's death, woman attempted to abduct a newborn from the hospital, twin birth rate has increased, federal panel urging to lower lead poisoning threshold plus much more. Want to keep up to date on Baby News? Sign up for our free newsletter. |
- A couple is suing Johnson & Johnson, alleging their toddler son was killed after taking defective Children's Tylenol from a batch that had been recalled
- The woman who Clayton County police say abducted a 2-day-old baby from a mother's arms in her hospital room was bragging about being pregnant on her Twitter account. Police arrested Naquelle Ballard, 19, and charged her with kidnapping and false imprisonment.
- Twins now account for 1 in 30 infants, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) said in a report released Wednesday. In contrast, only 1 in 53 babies were twins from 1915 to 1980.
- For the first time in 20 years, a federal panel is urging the government to lower the threshold for lead poisoning in children. If adopted, hundreds of thousands more children could be diagnosed with lead poisoning. Too much lead is harmful to developing brains and can mean a lower IQ.
- Three-fourths of U.S. preschool-age children are in child care centers with little opportunity for recommended levels of physical activity.
- A new study links congenital heart problems, low birth weight and other birth defects to soil vapors from industrial contaminants that have lurked beneath Endicott -- and in subterranean pockets across upstate New York
- 'Safety-First' playgrounds linked to bored, inactive kids. Review of daycares suggests many preschoolers play less now, but safety experts support newer equipment
- Babies who were breastfed longest and drank few or no sugary beverages were about half as likely to be obese as kids who weren't breastfed or who consumed the most sugary drinks
- Toddlers who miss daytime naps may be at increased risk for mood disorders later in life
- Children whose fathers smoked have at least a 15% higher risk of developing the most common form of childhood cancer.
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