infants

A new study finds maltreatment allegations involving infants in Flint have dropped dramatically since the start of a stipend program for new moms.Rx Kids provides every pregnant woman with $1,500 during mid-pregnancy and $500 per month throughout the baby’s first 6–12 months of life.

Wayne County is launching a partnership with the Rx Kids program to provide financial support to newly pregnant moms and their babies. Providing $1,500 to mother during pregnancy and $500 in baby's first 6 months.

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the state of Michigan does not have to destroy data gleaned from infant blood samples collected by hospitals at birth.

With vaccine hesitancy and measles infections rising among children in the state — some parents are concerned. Here's what you should know about the virus and how to protect against it.

The Rx Kids program, which began last year in Flint, will give pregnant moms $1,500 and $500 a month for the baby's first six months, with no strings attached.

In light of the surgeon general's warning about social media use, Jenny Radesky, a pediatrician at Mott's Children's Hospital, weighs in on the effect unmitigated media use can have on young children. She also talks about how to differentiate healthy and unhealthy media usage.

State and local leaders announced Wednesday the start of a financial assistance program to support expectant mothers and their newborn babies in Flint.

A group of parents in Michigan has won a key ruling in a lawsuit involving the state's newborn blood testing program. A federal judge says Michigan must return or destroy leftover blood spots from nine children or get approval from the parents to continue keeping them.

Experts say supply chain-related shortages in baby formula will likely continue despite the reopening of The Abbott Baby Formula Factory in Sturgis last weekend.

The baby formula shortage is a nationwide problem, but a shut down of a formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan ignited it. What went wrong and what is the plan to quickly end the shortage?