Newborn screening uses a small amount of a baby's blood to screen for diseases that can often be prevented or treated early. But that blood is also being misused, without parental consent, for ...

Free baby stuff can be a life saver for new moms and dads. After all, the cost of all those diapers, wipes, baby food, and other baby gear quickly adds up. But there are plenty of places that offer ...

By the 1970s, states had established newborn screening programs, in which a nurse takes a few drops of blood from a pinprick on a baby’s heel, then sends the sample to a lab to test for certain ...

The baby box allows a parent in crisis to put a newborn into the safe incubator in the event they’re unable to care for the child. “Thank you for allowing women in this community to have this ...

Moms sue New Jersey over ‘creepy’ baby blood database, privacy concerns. Parents were horrified to learn their babies' mandatory newborn blood samples may have ended up in a vast database that ...

The best baby registry welcome boxes are a retailer's collection of odds and ends that can range from product samples to outright gifts that can help you during pregnancy and with your newborn.

Since 2016, a nonprofit has helped install more than 300 baby boxes nationwide. To date, about 60 infants have been surrendered through these boxes.