Archive for March 9th, 2010

Minority births on track to outnumber white births - The Associated Press

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Minority births on track to outnumber white births
The Associated Press
"If we fail to count a newborn that is born this month, that newborn misses all the benefits of the census for 10 years." Whites currently make up

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1 in 5 at-risk US babies doesn’t get hepatitis B vaccine - WFMJ

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
1 in 5 at-risk US babies doesn't get hepatitis B vaccine
WFMJ
"We really need hospitals to have correct policies in place and to implement those policies so that every newborn is protected before they leave the

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Woman drops baby off at fire station - WWMT

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 5:06 pm

MLive.com
Woman drops baby off at fire station
WWMT
Michigan does have a safe delivery of newborns law, allowing mothers to drop off babies, but that requires the child to be no more than 72 hours old.
Mother gives up 3-month-old baby at Grand Rapids fire stationMLive.com
Baby, 3 months, left at Grand Rapids, MI, fire houseWTOL.com
Mom surrenders daughter at Grand Rapids fire stationWZZM
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Mother gives up 3-month-old baby at Grand Rapids fire station - MLive.com

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 3:10 pm

MLive.com
Mother gives up 3-month-old baby at Grand Rapids fire station
MLive.com
Under Michigan law, police and fire departments must accept unwanted newborn infants brought to their stations. "I'm glad that there is this alternative,"
Mom surrenders baby to fire stationWOOD-TV

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Baby, 3 months, left at Grand Rapids, MI, fire house - WTOL.com

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Baby, 3 months, left at Grand Rapids, MI, fire house
WTOL.com
The law was designed to avoid having unwanted newborns die from exposure. Salatka says his department will accept babies of any age.

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Breastfeeding boosts baby’s metabolism: study - parentcentral.ca

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Breastfeeding boosts baby's metabolism: study
parentcentral.ca
Newborn mice who receive their mother's milk experience a biological process that boosts their metabolism, possibly lowering the risk of obesity and
Mice study may have link to metabolism in human newbornsNewsday (subscription)

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Aids - an ongoing emergency in which lives will continue to cost money - The Guardian

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 9:52 am

The Guardian
Aids - an ongoing emergency in which lives will continue to cost money
The Guardian
A large trial in India showed that setting up women's groups to give mothers support cut the deaths of newborn babies by 32%. This was a big trial,
HIV among newborns could be 'eradicated by 2015'Bangkok Post

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Lindsay Lohan sues over “milkaholic” E*Trade ad - Reuters

Posted on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 9:45 am

Reuters
Lindsay Lohan sues over "milkaholic" E*Trade ad
Reuters
"Lindsay" was in 2008 the 380th most popular name for newborn American girls, according to the US Social Security Administration.

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