Babies

A rocky economy could adversely affect newborns, according to new research published in the journal Epidemiology. And the impacts on their health and well-being could last a lifetime.

The stork has arrived, bringing a beautiful baby girl or boy into your life. It also brought a ready-made drain on your wallet. The list of costs is seemingly endless: diapers, health care, child care, education, clothing, and much more. Here are some family-planning tips to keep your finances from interfering in the joy of parenting.

Every parent knows that having a child isn't cheap. The average cost of raising a family has grown higher than ever, and parents are making some sacrifices to pay it. Here are some of the common tradeoffs new mothers and fathers are making.

My youngest sister, the last of our large family clan to have children, is pregnant with her first baby and is due this summer. But I worry about her: Her preschool teacher's job offers no health benefits nor maternity leave, and every day, it costs more to fill up her car. And now, it seems...

A small crib recall of the Sorelle brand Prescott model by Albee Baby revealed a disturbing and potentially dangerous problem: the cribs were actually made by the most infamous manufacturer of children's furniture -- Simplicity. The now-defunct Simplicity is notorious for cheap, poorly made cribs...

As a young Army wife and mother with a second baby on the way, Jessica Burman remembers looking for coins in the couch cushions because, "With 25-more cents, I could go to WalMart and buy diapers," she said. As every family knows, it's a cost that adds up. The Real Diaper Association calculates...

A recent study published in Pediatrics found that breastfeeding for less than a baby's first six months is costing at least $13 billion each year in the U.S., with nearly all of that related to infant illnesses and deaths. Increasing the amount of time that mothers can realistically breastfeed, however, is no easy matter.

Consider the disposable diaper. It's part engineering marvel, a mechanism that takes one of the most foul side effects of parenthood and absorbs it into a small, manageable, plastic-wrapped package. But it's also part environmental catastrophe. The average baby makes nearly 6,000 diapers dirty...

It's been clear for some time now that the recession has taken its toll on consumers, leading them in many instances to winnow purchases down to the bare necessities. And the food industry, always on the outlook for a new gimmick to sell its wares, is paying attention. It's one reason you may...

In yet one more reason why the national dialog has changed from "health care reform" to "health insurance reform," Grand Junction, Colo. native Alex Lange was denied insurance coverage by Rocky Mountain Health Plans. Lange has never smoked, drank alcohol, nor has he ever been diagnosed with a...