Tagged: babies

Up To Date
12:00 pm
Sun May 12, 2013

WyCo Effort Aims To Curb Infant Mortality

Credit Willem Velthoven
Baby in an incubator

With one of the highest infant mortality rates in the country, Wyandotte County is taking steps to fix that problem.

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Up To Date
12:00 pm
Sun May 12, 2013

Baby Care: The First Few Months

Credit Weird Beard
Baby

When you're a parent—especially a first-time parent—you worry about all kinds of things you see in your baby's development.

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Up To Date
4:14 pm
Tue April 24, 2012

Steve Kraske: The Baby Whisperer

Over the years, plenty have poked fun at the calming nature of public radio (the "Delicious Dish," anyone?)  But no producer thinks it's good when their host lulls listeners to sleep.  Unless, that is, that listener is a crying 8-month-old baby suffering from great discomfort - like teething.

In the final portion of Wednesday's Up to Date, hear the story of Hamza Husein, whose infancy is a bit more manageable due to the sultry and soothing sounds of Steve Kraske.

(No, we're not kidding.)

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KCUR News
4:40 pm
Fri September 3, 2010

Discarded Baby Regs to Grow in KC

Kathy Jolly, whose Council Committee sent the measure to the floor for action.

Kansas City, MO – Eight years after Missouri passed a law to protect abandoned babies, Kansas City, Missouri agrees to take part in a program letting the public know about it.
It doesn't happen often, but when a newborn is abandoned and in danger there is general shock and horror.

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Health
1:33 pm
Tue June 8, 2010

Premature Births Decline In Kansas City

Kansas City, Mo. – More babies are making it to the full nine-month term in Kansas City. But experts aren't sure why.

Between 1990 and 2006, the rate of pre-term births escalated in Kansas City and around the country. A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that rates are now starting to finally go down.

The pre-term birth rate in Kansas City, Missouri dropped by almost two percentage points between 2005 and 2008.

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