Care of mothers and infants

• Grants and cooperative agreements; availability, etc.: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)— Haiti; prevention, care, and treatment for infants of HIV positive mothers,

• FR, August 11, 2005
• Notices
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Nami Raises Concern for Impact of Mental Health Care Budget Cuts On Low-Income Mothers and Infants; Urban Institute Study Released

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has raised added concern about a study released by The Urban Institute that shows more than one-half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers living with depression - creating parenting and child development challenges. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100216/NAMILOGO)

• U.S. Newswire
• August 30, 2010

• Senators Vote 3 Weeks' Extra Leave for Military Dads

About 76,000 active duty service members will father babies next year if recent military birthrates hold. The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted to give those new fathers 21 days of paternity leave after their children are born or within 60 days of fathers' return from deployment. New dads are expected to use the extra three weeks of leave to bond with infants and care for their mothers, without dipping into 30 days' annual leave earned by all active duty service members.

• Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va.
• June 08, 2010

• Funds for Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry's Current Grantees; One-Year Extension

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be issuing a non-competitive one-year extension with funds for the Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry awards to Columbia University, The Regents of the University of California and the University of Washington. Up to $196,506 per grantee will be awarded over a one-year extended project period. The Leadership Training in Pediatric Dentistry program supports a national focus on leadership training in pediatric dentistry through the support of: (1) The postdoctoral training of dentists in the primary care specialty of pediatric dentistry for leadership roles in education, research, public health, advocacy, and public service related to oral health programs for populations of mothers and children (infants through adolescen...

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 9664, February 17, 2012
• Notices
• Health Resources and Services Administration

• Suffer the Children

Blessed are the children, " reads the Psalm, "Blessings and joy shall be theirs. Theirs is the bounty, the fruit of the vine. Their's is the joy of Gods care. They cut support for poor children and mothers. And infants began dying in larger numbers-with Mississippi's impoverished African American mothers disproportionately the victims. This isn't rocket science. [Haley Barbour] no doubt doesn't actually want to kill innocent children, but his policies do just that. As Oleta Fitzgerald, southern regional director for the Children's Defense Fund put it: "When you see drops in the welfare rolls, when you see drops in Medicaid and children's insurance, you see a recipe for disaster. Somebody's not eating, somebody's not going to the doctor and unborn children suffer." "Suffer the little ...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 18, 2009

• Yee-Haw!!! The Black Cowboys Come to Harlem

Founded in 1969 and incorporated in 1972, Hale House's flagship program, the Mother Hale Children's Residence, grew out of the commitment of Clara McBride Hale, affectionately called "Mother Hale," to nurture disadvantaged children. When Hale House began, it was the first institution of its kind in the nation to house and care for infants born to mothers who were addicted to drugs. Over the years, hundreds of children have found sanctuary in Mother Hale's brownstone, located in the heart of Harlem.

• New York Amsterdam News
• August 11, 2009

• Bayat Foundation Begins Work On First Maternity Hospital in Gardez, Afghanistan

The lack of adequate health care facilities in the country contributes to many infants and new mothers not surviving past their first year. KABUL, Afghanistan, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a country that leads in infant mortality rates, the Bayat Foundation inaugurated the construction of a maternity hospital in a ceremony with local officials. Named "Gawhartaj Bayat", this much needed facility will accommodate space for 20 beds, a pharmacy, laboratory, and include modern equipment. The project is scheduled to be complete and open for care by October 1, 2010 in Gardez, the capital of the southeast province of Paktia in Afghanistan.

• U.S. Newswire
• March 30, 2010

• 32 CFR 728.31 - Eligible beneficiaries and health benefits authorized.

...PART 728: MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT NAVY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT FA... newborn infant, and well-baby care for mothers and infants meeting the eligibility requirements o...

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 32: National Defense

• Oklahoma State Dept. Of Health Officials Seek Input for Block Grant

Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health are seeking comments from the public for a federal grant that provides health services to mothers and children. Public input is needed for the development of a state plan for services for the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant for the 2010 fiscal year. The grant provides federal funds for the Maternal and Child Health program established to improve the health of pregnant women, mothers, infants, and children, including children with special health care needs.

• The Journal Record
• February 04, 2009

• Shaping policies and programs to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

Each year more than 430,000 infants are infected with HIV, most of them in sub-Saharan... trials would translate to actual health care delivery. Initial studies documented the feasibili...For example, an assessment of mothers2mothers (m2m), a clinic-based peer-support program in Sout...

• Population Briefs
• Vol. 17 Nbr. 1, May 2011