The measles outbreak is “slowing.” A newborn’s family still can’t meet her.

Kasey is seven weeks old tomorrow. Her parents keep a running list of the people she hasn’t met: great-grandparents in the Midwest, family in Arizona, relatives who are sick and running out of time to fly. Measles is the reason. The official story in Utah is that the worst has passed. State guidance on the … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Millions of newborns to receive special Social Security cards celebrating America’s 250th birthday

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Millions of babies born during America’s 250th anniversary celebration will receive a first-of-its-kind commemorative Social Security card under a new Social Security Administration (SSA) initiative obtained exclusively by FOX Business. The limited-edition cards, available only to children born in the United States between July 2 and … Read more

California to provide free diapers to newborns at more than 60 hospitals

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. During the program’s first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely … Read more

Parents are refusing routine preventative care for newborns at rising rates, study finds

One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it. “When you look at a child … Read more