Babies

Seven babies have been born in Florida with birth defects linked to the Zika virus .

Florida parents could see cheaper diapers through legislation being considered by lawmakers. The measure by Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, exempts...

The number of babies born physically dependent on drugs is on the rise in Florida and around the nation. The condition, called neonatal abstinence…

The number of newborns who are physically dependent on drugs in Florida has nearly doubled since 2010, according to The News-Press.

The March of Dimes has issued its 2015 report card on early births across the country and Florida gets bad grades for its premature birth rates. The...

Breast milk sharing is thriving in central Florida, especially among high income, college educated white women. That’s according to a new study out of...

One in 8 babies is born prematurely every year in Florida. Breast milk helps newborns build up their immune systems and fight infection. Some call it…

A new first-of-its-kind study found a link between county health department spending and how healthy babies are at birth.Funding for health departments…

A children’s clinic in Sarasota is tackling the long term care and supervision of local babies born addicted to prescription pills with a follow-up clinic…

Florida’s infant mortality rate is at an all time low. We’ll talk to a representative from Florida’s Healthy Start program about what led to the decline.