Sleep-related infant deaths continue to be a major, largely preventable cause of infant mortality, especially in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), as part of a multi-pronged safe ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's Department of Human Services (DHS) will expand training for foster parents after a 4-month-old infant died face-down in a padded bassinet, according to a state investigation ...

Mridula Ghotane is a second year MPH student majoring in Epidemiology who is also the Vice President of the Maternal and Child Health Student Organization (MCHSO). Mridula’s interest in maternal and ...

In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...

A St. Joseph Youth Alliance program offers safety for infants and peace of mind to parents. The Safe Sleep program is for children who are newborns up to a year old. Parents receive a free survival ...

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The New Mexico Department of Health is offering free Pack 'N Play portable cribs to parents and caregivers with children under the age of 2 as part of the "Safe Sleep Campaign."This initiative aims to ...

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