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08/25/2026

Test your knowledge! Do you know the 4 vaccines that are recommended in pregnancy? Our updated vaccine infographic has you covered. Scroll right for Spanish!

08/04/2026

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ahead of World Breastfeeding Week:
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/joint-statement-unicef-executive-director-catherine-russell-and-who-director-1?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0e15xitc&fbclid=IwY2xjawTbIIVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUSFNqblpZc1FmRkduVEFhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHisk3kU_n1V-kAcHE8YKO_J9E0L_aXy3VGn2HebhvUp-5Pr7ZQrRD2WQ2g7A_aem_bBt_r3O0PaK63wWQFMWRtw

Countries urged to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems to give every child a healthy start in life

06/28/2026

Today is International Society for Neonatal Screening (ISNS)
Newborn screening identifies conditions that can affect a child’s long-term health or survival. Early detection, diagnosis, and intervention can prevent death or disability and enable children to reach their full potential. Each year, millions of babies in the U.S. are routinely screened, using a few drops of blood from the newborn’s heel, for certain genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders, and are also tested for hearing loss and critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) prior to discharge from a hospital or birthing center.

06/12/2026

Timely access to safe blood can save mothers 🤱🏾 and newborns 👶🏾.
Every donation 🩸 helps ensure that safe blood is available when emergencies happen during pregnancy, childbirth and the early days of life.
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05/24/2026

Diaper Bank
52 Boxes of Diapers Size from 1 to 7 including Pullups Donated to our Hispanic Clients
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05/18/2026

May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month!
Every year, 2 million fragility fractures occur due to osteoporosis — yet fewer than 15% of older women have had a bone density test. Source: https://spinehealth.org/osteoporosis-awareness-month/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22433428477&gbraid=0AAAAACZXtAtO0frXMC17DME5A5CCdOttt&gclid=CjwKCAjw8arQBhB9EiwAfIKdQsCd0S1bSr2gCaRqP7PdrJe0dyE_1zJZlUmGoYi7OUPIeQwsa2tt4RoCqCgQAvD_BwE

04/07/2026

Focusing eyes takes muscle and baby brains need to learn to process visual information before thay can do it accurately.

04/07/2026

Plus, they’re shape-shifters. Because of their unformed skeletons, babies can easily change shape! The flexible, unfused skull of a newborn is a benefit in vaginal birth, where a slightly squishy head can mold to the shape of the vaginal canal, and lead to a smoother exit, which is why many newborns are born with slightly pointy heads.

04/07/2026

Newborns enter the world with about 300 bones, almost 100 more than the 206 adults walk around with. The bonus bones are part of the un-fused road map of an adult skeleton, and contain gaps of cartilage that allow for extra flexibility and growth potential.