The soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like little whispers of joy and wonder to doting parents, are actually signs that the baby's heart is working rhythmically in concert with ...

Jeremy I. Borjon, University of Houston assistant professor of psychology is reporting in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming ...

For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in 2022. According to a report released Wednesday by the National Center for Health Statistics, ...

Researchers sought to examine data related to mortality rates and causes of death across the lifespans of patients with congenital heart disease in the US.

Philadelphia, Pa. - Survival rates have been steadily improving for children who undergo surgery as infants for a life-threatening congenital condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).

“[The data is] definitely concerning, given that it’s going in the opposite direction from what it has been,” University of Maryland researcher Marie Thoma told AP Kimberlee Speakman is a digital ...

When the patient arrived, she was breathing faster than normal and had been progressively tired and sweaty when feeding. Her temperature was 97.7 °F, with pulse of 175, respiration 70, blood pressure ...

(WJAR) — A new CDC report on infant mortality, which includes newborns up to age one, showed an increase in mortality rates. "It's very sobering," said Dr. Phyllis Dennery, a pediatrician-in-chief at ...

A new study found that infant mortality rates in Massachusetts were 14 times higher among babies whose mother experienced a pregnancy-associated death than among babies whose mother survived pregnancy ...