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Last year, Aniya Smith went public with her story of having been abandoned as an infant 30 years ago. Now, after searching for over a year for her biological parents, she’s finally found them.

According to the ACS, at least 40 infants in New York City every year pass away from suffocation and other avoidable sleep-related injuries. On Friday, the City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) reminded parents and other caregivers of the importance of keeping infants safe while they sleep.

Another piece of evidence that shows humans actually aren’t very good at reproducing. Milk: good for baby. Water, not so much.Photo by Lucy Wolski. Babies are adorable. As a new parent, I can confidently say that, despite the explosive pooping, the random bouts of crying, and the inability to help with filing their tax forms, they are incredibly cute, especially in tiny footie pajamas.

NJ Human Services is funding a $1.6 million initiative to implement strategies to help reduce the incidence of Intellectual and developmental disabilities. NJ Human Services is funding a $1.6 million initiative to improve infant health outcomes in the state and reduce the incidence of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in NJ.

First Lady Murphy begins her term as chair of the National Governors Association’s Governors’ Spouses Program by tackling maternal and infant health crises. First LadyTammy Murphy will begin her term as the National Governors Association’s (NGA) Governors’ Spouses’ Program Chair, while Governor Murphy replaces Governor Asa Hutchinson as Chairman of the NGA.

Program Dedicates $750,000 in Grant Funding to New Jersey-based Early-Stage Innovation Companies to Tackle Maternal & Infant Health Challenges. The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT) will open applications for its $750,000 Maternal and Infant Health Research and Development (R&D) Seed Grant Program on Friday, July 1. The application will be available at https://www.njeda.com/maternal-and-infant-health-grant.

NJ Safe Haven, Department of Children and Families. Healthy Infant Surrendered to Safe Haven Site in New Jersey last month is the first Safe Haven surrender of 2022. Last month, a healthy newborn was brought to a Safe Haven site in New Jersey. It was the first Safe Haven surrender of 2022.

Ashley Tancredi is a certified Doula serving New Jersey and the greater Tri-State area. In light of the current formula shortage, she’s offered helpful advice for parents enduring the crisis.

Fed is best.(@kellysikkema/Unsplash) Before the invention of formula or the implementation of feeding bottles, wet nurses were the most common alternative to a mother’s milk. A wet nurse is a lactating woman who offers the milk her body produces to feed babies unrelated to herself.

A baby grows faster than any other human being. During the first year, a baby's weight triples and his or her height increases by 50%. In just 6 months, a newborn can develop from 7 to 14 pounds, then to 20 or 21 pounds by the end of the first year. It's easy to see how adequate newborn nutrition may give them a healthy head start in life.