Tag: Infant Health
Parents may be compensated over baby airport bungle
Authorities are not ruling out compensation for the parents of a baby who was left in the care of a stranger at an airport.[MORE]
Oppn blames 'baby to stranger' bungle on stressed system
A baby left with a stranger shows a stressed public health system, says SA's Opposition.[MORE]
Nurse gave newborn to stranger
Authorities investigate a nurse giving a newborn to a stranger in SA.[MORE]
Concerns baby boom could result in SIDS increase
A predicted baby boom for Western Australia in this year has created concerns about a possible increase in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. [MORE]
ACCC looks at cords risk for toddlers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will consider new requirements for installation of curtains and blinds after an Adelaide toddler was accidentally hanged from a cord near his cot last year. [MORE]
Fed Govt releases NT Aboriginal health snap shot
The Federal Government has released a report providing a snap shot on what has come from the roll out of child health checks in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.[MORE]
Minister defends hospital works
Tasmania's Health Minister Lara Giddings has defended her decision to spend nearly $2 million converting unused space in the Royal Hobart Hospital to a paediatrics outpatients clinic.[MORE]
ACT tops childhood immunisation rates
The ACT Government says the Territory is leading the country on childhood immunisation rates.[MORE]
Infants contract HIV in Uzbek hospital
More than 40 young children have been infected with HIV at a hospital in Uzbekistan.[MORE]
UK toddler 'used as punching bag'
A baby boy who died after a series of horrifying assaults had been "used as a punching bag" by his mother's boyfriend, jurors at the Old Bailey Court in London were told today.[MORE]
Staffing crisis putting newborns at risk: Union
Tasmanian nurses are taking their fight for more neonatal staff to the Industrial Commission. [MORE]
Funds boost for preterm baby feeding project
A Toowoomba hospital project encouraging premature babies to feed independently at an earlier stage in their development, has been awarded a research grant.[MORE]
Baby death by 'misadventure': Coroner
Western Australia's deputy coroner has found that the death of a baby four years ago was by way of misadventure.[MORE]
UN urges PNG to address child mortality rate
The United Nations is calling on the Papua New Guinea government to do more to reduce the country's alarming child mortality rate.[MORE]
Iraqi conjoined twins separated in Saudi
Conjoined twins from Iraq, attached at the chest and stomach, were separated in a successful operation carried out in a Saudi hospital, the state news agency SPA has reported.[MORE]
Duo accused of spiking infant's drink
A man and woman have been charged in western Queensland after an alleged drink spiking incident involving an infant. [MORE]
New test to detect autism in babies
An academic from Flinders University in South Australia has developed a program that recognises signs of autism in one-year-olds.[MORE]
10,700 Chinese children still in hospital over milk
Nearly 10,700 Chinese infants and children are still in hospital after drinking toxic milk and milk formula, the Ministry of Health says.[MORE]
'Unvaccinated kids' linked to whooping cough spike
There has been a significant spike in the figures for whooping cough cases in northern New South Wales.[MORE]
Expert calls for a rethink on child allergy strategies
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Some experts are pushing for more exposure to problem allergy foods at a very early age. [MORE]
China milk made 53,000 babies ill: official
Nearly 53,000 children in China have fallen ill from milk powder contaminated by the industrial chemical melamine, the country's government has said, dramatically ramping up its previous figures.[MORE]
China milk scare escalates
Nearly 13,000 children are in hospital after drinking toxic milk powder, China says.[MORE]
Infant paracetamol linked to asthma increases
New Zealand researchers have found that giving children paracetamol in the first year of their life significantly increases their risk of developing asthma.[MORE]
China arrests 12 arrested over baby milk scandal
Authorities in China have arrested 12 people in connection with the baby milk scandal that has left more than 6,000 infants seriously ill. [MORE]
China to test dairy products following deaths
China's cabinet has vowed to launch comprehensive tests of milk products and reform the industry, state media said, after three infants died and thousands were sickened in a spreading scandal.[MORE]
