#infant : a child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth
- French: enfant
- Italian: infante
- Portuguese: bebé
- Spanish: infante
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Our children deserve better… - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mJV6qnsF48
Bridging Nature and Nurture: Study reveals brain's flexible foundation from birth
"The results revealed a surprising level of organization in #infant brains'
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250317164050.htm?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
NEW DATA ALERT
We've got new numbers on low birthweight and preterm births.
Explore the latest—and see how your county is doing—at this link: https://bit.ly/39MQ0F0
[Image: chart showing an upward trend in the % of infants born at low birthweight]
Preterm and early term birth rates have risen substantially since 2014, according to a new report released this week from CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr73/nvsr73-01.pdf
The percentage of newborns fed exclusively breast milk during their hospitalization rose from 56.8% to 70.2% between 2010 and 2019 in California.
