Let’s Talk Babies

Infant mortality is a difficult subject to talk about.  No one wants to think about the bad things that can happen.  It is often easier to sugar coat the statistics and pretend like it is something that only happens to other people.  However, in order to combat problems like preterm births and stillbirths we have [Read the rest]

The collective hearts of our community are broken today at the sad news that Layla Grace lost her battle with cancer this morning.  She was only 2 years old.  Her passing breaks my heart beyond words.

Please say a prayer and send healing thoughts to the Marsh family today as they begin the process of saying [Read the rest]

There is a new study out by the Archives of Disease in Childhood which indicates that moms aren’t getting enough information regarding proper preparation for bottles of formula.  Many mothers are getting information from sources such as family members and friends instead of from healthcare professionals and child care experts.  This results in a lot [Read the rest]

The world of mommy bloggers is full of heartwarming, heart wrenching and heart breaking stories.  Reading through the blogs of my fellow members of this amazing community to which I belong I often find myself laughing and crying for people I don’t even really know.  I find myself smiling at the faces of adorable children [Read the rest]

I came across this article yesterday regarding an ethical dilemma that researchers are finding themselves in surrounding the use of left over blood from newborn screening tests.  At question is whether or not researchers should be allowed to use the blood samples left over from newborn screenings as a research tool without written consent from [Read the rest]