Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON – Millions of women and children could lose out on special food benefits if the federal government stays shut down for ...

Recent studies from across the country have helped solidify the link between housing instability—for example, substandard conditions, homelessness or needing to move regularly—and poor infant health.

The Mississippi State Department of Health is overhauling its home visitation and care management program for high-risk pregnant women and infants in an effort to move the needle on the state’s high ...