When a baby is born in a medical facility in the U.S., chances are high that they will be offered a range of treatments and tests that are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past 34 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all babies receive their first ...

Rates of newborn vitamin K shot refusal remain low but appear to be increasing, raising concerns about misinformation and the need for stronger prenatal counseling.

More parents are refusing vitamin K shots for their newborns, a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found. It’s a trend that experts worry could have deadly ...

Fewer newborns are receiving a routine shot that helps prevent life-threatening bleeding, because their parents are opting out of it, a new study shows. The number of infants who are not getting the ...

New moms and their babies will likely see a change in preventative treatment after they give birth, because of a decision by a federal vaccine panel that weakens longstanding guidance on the hepatitis ...