Following job and housing woes, California's birth rate hits record low
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the twin birth rate in the United States is at its highest in recorded history.
While maternal breast milk has proven an effective way of passing vital nutrients and immune-boosting proteins into a newborn baby’s system, a new study published in journal JAMA Pediatrics suggests that it may leave premature infants particularly vulnerable to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. In most cases causing serious disease, and in chronic infections, may even lead to death.
