
What to expect with your newborn’s health screening
Learn what to expect with your newborn’s health screening, from the heel prick blood test to hearing, heart and jaundice checks.

Learn what to expect with your newborn’s health screening, from the heel prick blood test to hearing, heart and jaundice checks.

Research shows that vaccines are one of the most effective ways to prevent serious illness and protect children’s health.

In 2013, 77 percent of all fatal boating accident victims drowned, and of those who drowned, 84 percent were not wearing a life jacket.

Sufficient levels of circulating vitamin D help prevent nutritional rickets in children and osteomalacia (softening of the bones, typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium) in adults.

Here’s a shortlist of different developmental milestones that your infant should meet within their first three months.