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Tag: Babies and Infants
Being Born in Gaza
Naya Qeshta was born in Rafah on November 11. Her mother, Samah, was one of tens of thousands of pregnant women in Gaza relying on a health care system that has been crippled by Israel’s ongoing siege.
South Korean Adoptions and a Nation’s Painful Past
South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades.
Nurse Lucy Letby Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing Newborns
Ms. Letby was convicted last week of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others, making her the most prolific killer of children in modern British history.
British Nurse, Lucy Letby, Convicted of Killing Seven Newborns
The nurse, Lucy Letby, was also found guilty of the attempted murders of six babies, ending a yearslong case that has haunted England.
FDA Panel Recommends RSV Shot to Protect Infants
Advisers to the agency overwhelmingly agreed that a new treatment would help to prevent a potentially lethal respiratory illness in very young children.
One Indian State Is Desperate for More Babies
India will soon be history’s most populous country. But the growth is uneven, and the Himalayan state of Sikkim is offering cash incentives to encourage births.
FDA Panel Recommends RSV Vaccine to Protect Young Infants
A committee of experts voted in favor of a new shot administered to pregnant women, one in a series of new ways to arm the very young against a life-threatening virus.
South Korea Wants More Babies, Just Not in These Places
Hundreds of restaurants, museums, cafes and other public establishments in the country ban children from entering. One lawmaker is pushing to get rid of the policy.
Surrogacy Emerges as the Wedge Issue for Italy’s Hard Right
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ordered municipalities to stop certifying foreign birth certificates for same-sex couples who used surrogacy, leaving some babies in a legal limbo.