newborns
Coverage of newborns in the Nexus archive.
- Madhya Pradesh woman delivers four babies in autorickshaw, all newborns die; relatives blame lack of ambulance
A woman in Madhya Pradesh delivered four babies in an autorickshaw, but all newborns died. Relatives blame the lack of an ambulance for the tragedy, with the husband stating timely ambulance access could have saved the children.
- Babies born this year to receive ‘Freedom 250’ Social Security cards, Trump administration says
Newborns in the U.S. this year will receive a commemorative Social Security card in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, according to the Social Security Administration. The Trump administration has announced this initiative.
- PM Family Care Tracker launched in Gujarat to digitally monitor maternal and child health
The PM Family Care Tracker, launched in Gujarat as a pilot project starting in Gandhinagar, aims to integrate health, nutrition, and welfare services. It digitally monitors maternal and child health by tracking pregnant women, newborns, infants, children, and adolescents up to 18 years of age.
- Before there were Trump Accounts, SEED OK gave some newborns $1,000 — how researchers say the grants affected kids
SEED OK provided some newborns with $1,000 grants, and researchers have studied how these state-sponsored programs influenced the development of Trump Accounts, which are new tax-deferred investing accounts for children.
- Jawahirullah urges TVK government to reconsider gold ring scheme
Jawahirullah urges the TVK government to reconsider its gold ring scheme for newborns, criticizing the allocation of funds to this initiative while critical healthcare needs remain unmet.
- UVA Health warns parents after counterfeit car seats brought into Virginia hospitals
UVA Health is warning parents in Virginia about counterfeit car seats, which pose a safety risk for newborns being taken home from hospitals. The issue has led to a growing concern as parents prepare to transport their infants.
- What Vitamin K Shot Refusals Are Really Telling Us
A ProPublica investigation found that parents in the U.S. are refusing vitamin K shots for newborns, leading to preventable hemorrhage deaths in some infants. The article highlights the growing trend of declining this routine medical intervention.
- First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’
The World Health Organization has approved Coartem Baby, the first malaria treatment specifically for newborns, marking a major public health milestone. Previously, there was no safe treatment for infants under six months, despite up to 18% in Africa being infected. The approval addresses a critical gap in combating malaria, which caused 610,000 deaths in 2024, primarily affecting under-fives in Africa.