Babies
1931 |
A baby’s face became the trademark for Gerber and has been used in all packaging and advertising since. In 2022 Ann Turner Cook (95), whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, died. Links: USA, Babies |
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2018 Aug 3 |
Police in Greece raided an office in the greater Atherns area and arrested four Bulgarian women after a criminal ring allegedly arranged to sell officers a 4-day old infant. Nine people were arrested on suspicion of running the criminal ring that sold newborn babies to childless couples. Links: Greece, Babies |
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2020 Nov 17 |
It was reported that Kenya's government has ordered an investigation into the theft and sale of babies following a BBC investigation into the black market trade. Police soon arrested three senior medical officers for allegedly running a child-trafficking syndicate following a BBC investigation into the theft and sale of babies. Police arrested four more people for allegedly running the child-trafficking syndicate. Links: Kenya, Babies |
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2021 May 4 |
In Morocco Halima Cissé of Mali (25) gave birth to nine babies - two more than doctors had detected during scans. A year later the five girls and four boys, born by Caesarean section, were doing well. Links: Mali, Morocco, Babies |
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2021 May 16 |
It was reported that Covid-19 is ravaging Brazil and that experts are working to understand why it appears to be killing babies and small children at an unusually high rate. Links: Brazil, Babies, COVID-19 |
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2021 Jun 3 |
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission said Fisher-Price is recalling its 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soother, a baby sleep product, after it was linked to reports of four infant deaths. Links: USA, Furniture, Babies |
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2021 Jun 9 |
It was reported that Gosiame Thamara Sithole, a South African woman, has given birth to 10 babies in what would be a new world record. An official inquiry later found the story to be fake. The 37-year-old is now being held under the mental health act for observation and will be provided with support. Links: South Africa, Babies |
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2022 May 10 |
US retailers including Target Corp, CVS Health Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance said they have limited purchases of infant formula due to a supply shortage. The limits come after top supplier Abbott Laboratories in February recalled some baby formula including Similac made at its plant in Michigan over complaints of bacterial infections in infants who consumed the products. Links: USA, Pharma, Babies |
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2022 May 18 |
President Biden took urgent action to address the nationwide baby formula shortage, invoking the Defense Production Act to increase production and creating “Operation Fly Formula” to deploy Defense Department planes and speed formula shipments into the United States from overseas. Links: USA, Babies, BidenJ |
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2022 May 22 |
A military cargo plane carrying the first shipment of infant formula from Europe to address a critical shortage in the United States landed in Indianapolis. Nestle SA delivered 132 pallets of its Health Science Alfamino and Alfamino Jr infant formulas to a US facility. Links: USA, Babies |
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2022 May 25 |
In Senegal 11 babies died in a hospital neonatal ward fire in Tivaouane. Links: Senegal, Tragedy, Fire, Babies |
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2022 Jun 15 |
A baby formula plant in Sturgis, Mich., which resumed production less than two weeks ago after a monthslong closure that exacerbated a nationwide shortage, has again shut down after parts of the facility were flooded during a severe storm. Links: USA, Michigan, Babies |
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2022 Jun 23 |
It was reported that the state of Michigan has agreed to destroy more than 3 million dried blood spots taken from babies and kept in storage, a partial settlement in an ongoing lawsuit over consent and privacy in the digital age. Links: USA, Michigan, Babies |
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2022 Jul 18 |
Teresa Xu (34), an unmarried woman in China, lost a 2019 court challenge seeking to freeze her eggs, highlighting concerns about a lack of technology options for Chinese people who consider delaying parenthood. Links: China, Babies |
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2022 Aug 12 |
New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson said it is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year and that talc will e replaced by cornstarch. Links: USA, New Jersey, Babies |
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2022 Aug 15 |
4moms recalled more than two million infant swings and rockers for posing a danger of strangulation after a baby died and another was rescued from entanglement. The restraint straps on the MamaRoo swings and RockaRoo rockers hang below the seat while not in use, creating the possibility that crawling infants could get stuck in them. Links: USA, Babies |
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2022 Nov 1 |
Pfizer announced that a large international study found vaccinating moms-to-be was nearly 82% effective at preventing severe cases of RSV in their babies’ most vulnerable first 90 days of life. Links: USA, Medical, Babies |
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