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Target Recalls Infant Clothes Over Injury Concerns
Target is recalling about 180,000 infant swimsuits and 300,000 infant rompers over concerns that they could pose an injury or choking hazard.
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Chicago Area Infant Dies From Coronavirus, First in US
An infant from Cook County died from the coronavirus, Illinois health officials said Saturday, marking the first infant death from the virus in the United States. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said up until this point, there had not been a death associated with the new coronavirus in an infant, and she continued to urge people…
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Infantino Recalls Infant and Child Carriers
Infantino has recalled some soft infant and child carriers due to a fall hazard.
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NJ Dad Charged With Murder in 6-Week-Old Daughter's Death
A New Jersey man has been charged with murder in the death of his 6-week-old daughter. Austin Meli, 23, of Wall, was also charged Thursday with child endangerment, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. But they declined to release further details about how the death occurred or discuss the cause of death. Police had responded to the family’s...
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Police: Dead Newborn Found Wrapped in Blanket on Port Jervis Street Corner
The body of a newborn baby girl, who still had her umbilical cord attached, was found Tuesday night on a street corner in upstate New York, police say.
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Mysterious Death of Infant Last Year at Hotel Pennsylvania Ruled a Homicide Caused by Asphyxia
The mysterious death of a 4-month-old baby at the Hotel Pennsylvania last year is now considered a homicide.
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Russian Baby Rescued After Nearly 36 Hours in Frozen Rubble
Laboring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound. It was the sound of life. On Tuesday, to everyone’s delight and surprise, they pulled a baby boy out of the rubble alive, nearly 36 hours after the disaster that blew apart his...
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Grieving Mom Doesn't Blame Stepdaughter for Baby's Death in Midtown Hotel
A Delaware mother grieving the death of her 4-month-old son who was found cold and unresponsive in a midtown hotel lobby last week says she doesn’t blame her stepdaughter, who had the boy in her care.
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Police Release Women Taken Into Custody After Baby's Death
The two women taken into custody after a baby found unconscious at a Midtown hotel died have been released and have not been charged, police said.
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Two Women in Custody After Baby Found Unconscious at Manhattan Hotel Dies: Police
Two women who appeared to be intoxicated were taken into custody after a baby found unconscious at a Midtown hotel died, police said.
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2 Women Arrested After Baby Dies NYPD
Two women were arrested after they brought a baby to a midtown hotel, police say. The baby wasn’t responsive and later died.
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Wisconsin Girl, 10, Detained on Charge of Killing Infant
Authorities say a 10-year-old girl has been detained in the death of an infant in northwestern Wisconsin.
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Parents in the Northeast Spend the Most for Child Care: Report
According to a recently released report, the median family in the United States spends $8,320 a year on center-based day care and preschool for young children.
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NYC Day Cares Launch Allergic Reaction Training
Soon city day care centers will be required to have life-saving devices like Epi-pens available. The new rule was approved after a 3-year-old died from an allergic reaction while at his Harlem preschool last year. But as government affairs reporter Melissa Russo explains, just having the devices alone won’t save lives.
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How a Car Seat Saved a 6-Week-Old and 2-Year-Old in Lancaster County
A 6-week old and a 2 year-old survived a tragic car accident thanks to their mother strapping them into their car seats correctly.
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LL Bean Recalls Infant Pullover Due to Choking Hazard
A toddler sweater fleece pullover was recalled by L.L. Bean on Thursday due to a potential choking hazard.
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Baby Injuries Rise in Common Infant Products
A new study finds a growing number of young children are being injured while using infant products like carriers, strollers and cribs. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, looked at the number of kids across the country under age 3 who had to go to an emergency room after such an injury. “There’s an average of 128 a...
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Police: Mother Squeezed Infant's Head
Alex Littlefield of Augusta was arrested and charged with the domestic assault of her 6-month-old daughter, according to CentralMaine.com.
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Tampa Man Charged with Murder of 3-Month-Old Daughter
A Tampa Bay-area man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 3-month-old daughter, whose late-night cries had disturbed him several times, authorities said.