The Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions, Inc. has released a competitive funding opportunity to establish new home visiting programs under the Florida Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Initiative. The Association is seeking agencies that can implementing evidence-based home visiting models to serve families residing in identified high-need areas of Florida. These models… Read More

Waiting just a minute longer to cut the umbilical cord after delivery can significantly improve a newborn’s hemoglobin levels and iron stores, according to a new study published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The study found the hemoglobin levels of newborns with delayed clamping were higher 24 to 48 hours after birth and that… Read More

The official term is “positional plagiocephaly,” but most parents identify the condition as a flat spot on their baby’s head, and, according to a new study, more babies may have it than once thought. Canadian researchers found that nearly half — 47 percent — of the 7-12 week old infants in their study cohort had some form of plagiocephaly. The study… Read More

Parents of newborns are now required to receive safe sleep education and information before they are released from the hospital or birthing center, thanks to a new law that went into effect July 1. In light of the new law, the Florida SIDS Alliance and the Florida Association of Healthy Start Coalitions have partnered up… Read More