(BlackDoctor.org) -- There’s a commonly shared wish among nearly all new parents: that their little joy bundles came with an instruction manual, telling them exactly what to do and exactly what to avoid. From feeding to bathing, playing to dressing, every parent wants to give their babies the very best care they can. But, that natural love and devotion has lead to some misconceptions about the best ways to nurture little angels.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- In a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of children under 13 living with AIDS who were infected by their mothers, 66% were African Americans. This sobering 2005 statistic illustrates a huge problem in the African American community with regard to pregnant HIV-positive women accessing drugs.
In the United States, the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV is less than 2% with proper antiretroviral treatment and care. Nevertheless,
(BlackDoctor.org) -- You place your precious angel in its crib, tip-toe out of the room, turn on the baby monitor, creep to your bed, lay down, and then…. “Wahhhhhhh!” Your baby is up and shrieking at the top of their lungs, again.
It might not seem like it at the moment, but hope is in sight. By age 6 months, nighttime stretches of nine to 12 hours are possible. In the meantime, a little creativity can help you sneak in as many zzz’s as
(BlackDoctor.org) -- September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month, swiftly followed by November, which is Prematurity Awareness Month. This is of keen interest because did you know that at least twice as many black babies are born too soon, too small or too sick to survive their first year of life as compared to white babies? Maybe you have heard it in passing or at a health fair, seen it on a billboard or read it in an article such as this—or maybe not.
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- There’s a commonly shared wish among nearly all new parents: that their little joy bundles came with an instruction manual, telling them exactly what to do and exactly what to avoid. From feeding to bathing, playing to dressing, every parent wants to give their babies the very best care they can. But, that natural love and devotion has lead to some misconceptions about the best ways to nurture little angels.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- In a study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), of children under 13 living with AIDS who were infected by their mothers, 66% were African Americans. This sobering 2005 statistic illustrates a huge problem in the African American community with regard to pregnant HIV-positive women accessing drugs. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- You place your precious angel in its crib, tip-toe out of the room, turn on the baby monitor, creep to your bed, lay down, and then…. “Wahhhhhhh!” Your baby is up and shrieking at the top of their lungs, again.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month, swiftly followed by November, which is Prematurity Awareness Month. This is of keen interest because did you know that at least twice as many black babies are born too soon, too small or too sick to survive their first year of life as compared to white babies? Maybe you have heard it in passing or at a health fair, seen it on a billboard or read it in an article such as this—or maybe not. 