Infants

A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previouslty rejected arguments that NICA should be shielded from the whistleblower lawsuit because of sovereign immunity.

Despite years of efforts to reduce the use of cesarean sections in delivering babies, rates remain high, especially in the South. Black women, particularly, are more likely to give birth by C-section.

The House and Senate proposals deal with the Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA, that was set up in the 1980s to pay for the care of infants with neurologial injuries.

The bill would allow babies up to 30 days old to be placed in a “newborn infant safety device” located on exterior walls of fire stations, emergency medical-services stations or hospitals.

Two infants died in Hillsborough County this month as a result of co-sleeping, a practice where parents sleep in the same bed as their babies.According to…

A surgery performed to correct for spina bifida before a baby is even born is being offered for the first time in Florida.

In hopes of reducing the costs of caring for opioid-addicted infants and increasing their comfort, a Senate health care panel on Wednesday unanimously...

Florida pediatricians will be able to test babies for more diseases under a new law signed by Governor Rick Scott.