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Four infants born to pregnant women who tested positive for coronavirus 2019 were healthy at birth and had no serious clinical symptoms

Case Series Indicates COVID-19 Not Transmitted In Utero

Four infants born to pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 in Wuhan were healthy at birth
Persistent severe sleep problems during the first postnatal year are associated with an increased risk for anxiety problems and emotional disorders at age 10

Infant Sleep Problems Affect Mental Health Through Childhood

Persistent severe sleep problems during first year linked to emotional disorders, anxiety at age 10
Rotavirus vaccination seems not to be associated with type 1 diabetes in children

Rotavirus Vaccination, Type 1 Diabetes Not Linked in Children

No significant correlation seen for children fully or partially exposed to rotavirus vaccine versus unexposed
Less than one-quarter of infants exposed to hepatitis C virus receive testing

Less Than 1 in 4 Perinatally Exposed Infants Tested for Hep C

Rate of testing significantly lower among African-American infants
Daily emollient during the first year of life does not prevent eczema in high-risk children

Daily Emollient in Infancy Does Not Foil Eczema in Children at Risk

Daily use of emollient in first year of life linked to increased risk for skin infections
Infants in homes with frequent use of household cleaning products have an increased risk for childhood wheeze and asthma

Wheeze, Asthma Risk Up With Cleaning Product Use Exposure in Infancy

Infants in homes with frequent cleaning product use have increased odds for childhood wheeze, asthma
Fewer than half of mothers practice and intend to practice recommended infant sleep location practices of room sharing without bed sharing

Infant Sleep Locations Often Do Not Align With Recommendations

Fewer than half of mothers practice and intend to practice room sharing without bed sharing
The hexavalent combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis adsorbed

Hexavalent Vaccine Included in Vaccines for Children Program

DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB vaccine has safety profile consistent with licensed comparator vaccines
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Baby Carriers Recalled Because Infant Can Fall Out

Recalled models are Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic, Flip Front2back, and Up Close Newborn
Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking is associated with an increased fracture rate before age 1

Fracture Rate Up in Infants With Prenatal Smoking Exposure

Risk for fractures increased before age 1, with dose-dependent pattern observed