How Pregnant Moms Can Make Every Bite Count
“Make Every Bite Count” is the theme of the recently released Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
What Happened to the Flu and RSV?
Wash your hands. Cover your nose. It’s familiar advice, but in the wake of a global pandemic, more people seem to be following it.
RSV Isn’t COVID-19, But It’s Just as Serious
This fall, parents may worry over every cough or sniffle, as well they should. Even if it’s not COVID-19, it could be something just as dangerous – RSV.
Sixth Annual Infant Health Policy Summit
The sixth annual Infant Health Policy Summit welcomed health care providers, parents, policymakers, advocates and other stakeholders to explore how policy solutions can improve the health and lives of infants and their families. This year’s event, held virtually, examined issues such as: Late preterm infants Respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 Isolation and disruption during COVID-19 […]
New Treatment Could Help Infants with Rare Disease
Families of infants with a rare and devastating metabolic disease could soon have their first chance at treatment.
RSV: National Report Card
A national data supplier provided palivizumab claims for Medicaid and commercial health plans across the nation from January 2019 through December 2019. Health plans deny 40% of palivizumab prescriptions for premature infants born between 29 and 36 weeks gestation. One in every four prescriptions is denied for infants who should qualify for coverage under standard […]
40% of Babies Denied Preventive Treatment by Insurers
Parents of premature babies face enough challenges. Trying to access medication that could keep their baby safe from respiratory syncytial virus, a potentially deadly disease, shouldn’t be one of them. But new national data shows that’s the case.
For Preemie Parents, COVID-19 Anxiety Feels Familiar
A bottle of Purell sits on a table inside my front door. If I had guests, I would ask them to use it.
New Research, More Doubts about Tubing Safety for Infants
Certain hospital tubing devices could actually endanger infants, more new research confirms.
Human Milk’s “Secret Ingredients”
Researchers may have pinpointed the “secret ingredients” that allow human milk to protect newborns against a life-threatening condition called necrotizing enterocolitis. They are HMOs – human milk oligosaccharides.
