Posts Tagged ‘babies’
TODAY – UPDATED! All-Community Rally to Save The Birthing Center at Newport Hospital
UPDATED: The Moms Over Margins Rally to save the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center is TODAY 7/29/2025 at 6PM. The location has CHANGED for great visibility up the road the NEWPORT CITY HALL on BROADWAY. Rally Speakers: Stephanie Smyth, City Councilor Cassie Voll, Moms Over Margins Co-Founder HEZ Resident K. Joseph Shekarchi, Rhode Island House…
Read MoreGoing off-island if Brown University Health closes Newport Hospital Birthing Center. Meeting TONIGHT.
Brown University Health is weighing a decision to close The Birthing Center at Newport Hospital. Advocates are gathering steam to tell their personal stories about the importance of an on-island location to have their babies, and receive pre-natal and post-natal care. Here is an explanation of the situation and what people can do TODAY to…
Read MoreRI’s unique Medicaid, insurance expansion for Postpartum Doulas prioritizes maternal health
Doulas are care providers who assist women during their pregnancies, perinatal, and birthing periods. A newer, more specific type of doula service – known as Postpartum Doulas – is becoming popular across the country as families seek support for the few weeks immediately following the birth. Perinatal and Postpartum Doula services from Baby Bloom Newborn Care, are…
Read MoreBaby Safety Month – check baby’s sleep space – dos and don’ts from CPSC
The annual Injuries and Deaths Associated with Nursery Products Among Children Younger Than Age Five report released today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) shows that risks associated with nursery products remain high with more than 160 nursery product-related deaths annually. Many deaths occur in unsafe sleep environments. September is Baby Safety Month, and CPSC…
Read MoreLullaby RI Baby Expo – Sept. 10th
New parents? Expecting? You won’t want to miss LULLABY RI BABY EXPO on September 10, 2022 from 12-3 p.m. at the Kinney Bungalow, 505 Point Judith Rd, Narragansett, RI. Connect with a variety of baby/child/parenting vendors – everything from books to photography to medical imaging and more! Free admission. Register here: https://www.lullabyevents.com/register-for-tickets Free swag bag…
Read MoreIn the Arena: The baby formula shortage – Brown Univ and Women & Infants specialists
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews leaders and topic experts on his show, In the Arena, on ABC6. This week Paolino interviews Dr. Patricia Risica of Brown University and Lynn Przystac, Neonatal Dietitian, Women & Infants Hospital on the formula shortage happening in America and in Rhode Island. Both expressed that never in their careers…
Read More3 small-dose COVID vaccine for children 6 mos-5 yrs from Pfizer/BioNTech
Pfizer and BioNTech today announced topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase 2/3 trial evaluating a third 3-µg dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in children 6 months to under 5 years of age. Following a third dose in this age group, the vaccine was found to elicit a strong immune response,…
Read MoreHelping families find formula…and Abbott responds
Photo: American Academy of Pediatrics Yesterday, the US Dept. of Health and Human Services posted information for parents who are searching for formula for their babies under a year old: Fact Sheet: Helping Families Find Formula During the Infant Formula Shortage To address infant formula shortages in the wake of Abbott Nutrition’s voluntary recall of…
Read MoreRI Moms PRN and Pedi PRN teleconsultation network empowers primary care providers – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing reporter on health It is no secret that the demand for mental health services has accelerated in response to the continuing trauma, loss and isolation caused by the COVID pandemic, stressing out the already limited networks of providers, making it difficult for patients to access care. In turn, the inability…
Read MoreImportant Advisory on powdered baby formula – Similac, Alimentum & EleCare
Editor’s Note: These formulas have been identified in use in Rhode Island The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that federal health officials are investigating four infant illnesses related to products from an Abbott Nutrition facility in Sturgis, Michigan. All of the cases are reported to have consumed powdered infant formula from this…
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