The U.S. maternal mortality crisis is driven by various factors, but primary care providers are uniquely positioned to ...

Positive HIV status as well as socioeconomic disadvantages, not breastfeeding, are associated with infant length and birth ...

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams recently convened a group of advocates and city leaders to move the needle on this crisis ...

MMS is an ante-natal supplement that provides micronutrients (minerals and vitamins), including iron and folic acid, all combined in a single tabletThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says it ...

As UNICEF Partnership Provides Three Million Bottles Of MMS In 2024 LAGOS – With 12 million pregnancies annual­ly, more efforts are needed to scale up Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) ...

Food insecurity occurred frequently among pregnant individuals and increased the risk for multiple adverse health outcomes ...

Maternal vitamin D status in early pregnancy is crucial for fetal growth and may reduce the risk of preterm birth, according ...

To help her baby, Sebastiana Jorge was given resources and nutrition supplements through the Church’s member-focused child ...

Maternal vitamin D levels in the first trimester were related to both prenatal growth and pregnancy outcomes, according to a new study. Low vitamin D levels during the first trimester of pregnancy ...

After accounting for such familial factors, the only maternal diagnosis still associated with autism was pregnancy complications related to the fetus, researchers found. “Our interpretation is that ...

Jan. 28, 2025 Representatives of groups that administer the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women ... is a Times health reporter focused on maternal and child health, racial and economic ...

So far, over 100,000 mothers have received maternal nutrition support, and another 66,000 mothers and families have been reached through a door-to-door approach and through community support group ...