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The national infant mortality rate has risen in the last year, but Kentucky’s rate is on the decline.
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The case of a Kentucky woman accused in her son's apparent drowning has ended in a mistrial.The Kentucky New Era reports the judge declared a mistrial…
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There's a genetic test for ALD, the inherited disorder portrayed in the movie Lorenzo's Oil, and the federal government recommends it for all newborns. But only a handful of states offer it routinely.
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Research on the benefits of breast-feeding continues to grow, with studies showing some positive health effects last into adulthood. Breast-feeding rates…
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Nurse midwives have delivered babies in the Ohio Valley for nearly 100 years. But as Mary Meehan reports, that traditional practice is getting a new push…
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A Kentucky woman has been charged with manslaughter in connection to the death of a baby. The Kentucky New Era reports that Hopkinsville Police Department…
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The Ohio Valley’s addiction crisis is reaching a new generation as the number of drug affected babies rises at an astonishing rate. Kentucky and Ohio both…
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Taking folic acid while pregnant reduces the risk of birth defects. But there may not be enough of the vitamin in enriched grain products, a federal advisory panel says.
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When the 2016 legislative session begins next month, state lawmakers will consider expanding the Kentucky Safe Infants Act to include churches. The state…
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Kentucky's premature birth rate is slowly declining, but it still falls above the national average, according to a report released Thursday. The report,...