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What is a lotus birth, and is it safe? Here's what doctors and parents say

A lotus birth involves umbilical nonseverance, which is the practice of keeping the umbilical cord and placenta intact after a baby is born and letting it naturally separate from the baby rather than ...

CDC vaccine advisory committee votes to remove hepatitis B vaccine recommendation at birth: What has changed, and what remains the same

Babies born to mothers who have hepatitis B infection are still strongly recommended to receive the hepatitis B vaccine at ...