Babies

Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA

All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a…

1 month ago

Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies

The director of one of Gaza's main hospitals says he is still seeing a pattern of malnourished and traumatised mothers…

6 months ago

Inside Health – Should all babies have their genome sequenced at birth?

Available for over a yearThis week we’re looking at government plans to start sequencing the DNA of every newborn baby…

7 months ago

Two babies die in incident at unlicensed Jerusalem daycare centre

At least two babies have died and more than 50 other babies and toddlers are being treated at Israeli hospitals…

7 months ago

Babies in Midlands and North ‘more likely to die around birth’

Getty ImagesBabies in the Midlands and North of England are more likely to die before, during or shortly after birth…

7 months ago

Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition

Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have…

8 months ago

The low-cost incubator that's saved 5,000 babies

Spanish engineer Pablo Bergasa and his team have created an incubator that can run on a battery and a bottle…

1 year ago

Premature babies in UK to be immunised against winter virus RSV

Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterUniversity Hospital SouthamptonCeri Cox's two-year-old son Harry took part in a trial of the injectionThousands of premature babies…

1 year ago

Babies from three people’s DNA prevents heriditary disease

Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal…

1 year ago

NHS plans to DNA test all babies in England to assess disease risk

Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS…

1 year ago