It’s a tragedy with few answers: Sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of death among babies from 1 month to 1 year old in the U.S. Affected infants generally appear healthy but die ...

Mere hours after birth, most newborns are tested for two things: whether they have signs of hearing loss and whether they have any of a range of rare conditions that could severely impact their health ...

Australian researchers have discovered a possible cause for SIDS. Until now, doctors have had no idea what causes the fatal infant syndrome that kills babies under a year old. (Anthony Asael/Art in ...

This means that early diagnostic tests, particularly in the first 42 hours after a baby is born, can detect many health ...

In an effort to detect critical congenital heart defects in newborns, Fauquier Hospital instituted a new screening last November. According to health experts, eight out of every 1,000 newborns have ...

The Utah Newborn Screening Program tests all newborns in Utah for over 40 medical conditions that can affect their growth, development, and long-term health. While many people associate newborn ...

Many parents think that a newborn will respond to sounds as they get older, but hearing problems often go unnoticed. Early ...

A new study found that a particular group of chemicals called metabolites are associated with a higher risk of SIDS.