National Coalition for Infant Health

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? While much attention is given to mothers’ postpartum mental health, new fathers are also at risk.

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The reinforces a commitment to maternal health and reducing risk to the nation’s youngest, most vulnerable citizens.

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PREEMIE Act Supports Healthy Babies - Health Policy Today Babies born preterm are among those with higher mortality rates. Preterm birth is also hard on mothers, posing physical health challenges as well as high medical costs and periods of stress.

Providing appropriate nutrition in the is vital for the growth and development of premature infants, specifically to promote lung, brain and bone development.

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Childhood is a hallmark and a safeguard of modern public health. By interrupting the spread of transmissible illnesses, vaccines have vastly reduced disability and death.

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Protection for Babies Restored by Court Stay - Health Policy Today A federal judge paused efforts to modify the national vaccine schedule.

? The vaccine reduces childhood transmission and potential long-term complications.

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Supporting maternal health means improving care, access and outcomes for mothers and babies alike.

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Supporting Safer Outcomes for Mothers and Babies - Health Policy Today New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, show that maternal mortality in the United States declined in 2024 to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births — the lowest rate reported since 2018. While the decrease was modest and not statistically significant, the findings sugge...

The arrival of spring usually ushers in a lower risk of severe respiratory infections. But experts warn that this year’s season may last longer than usual.

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Spring Doesn’t Mean RSV Is Gone - Health Policy Today The arrival of spring usually ushers in a lower risk of severe respiratory infections.

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? 1 in 7 new moms face .

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Babies who are born early or have intensive medical needs may have to stay in an area of the hospital called the . This impacts the whole family, including older siblings.

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Join Vaccinate Your Family for its infant and maternal immunization campaign: .

is a bilingual campaign created to support parents, caregivers & families of babies and very young children with accessible information about immunization.

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