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Babies

Be Well Philly

A Guide to Doulas: Why to Get One and Where to Find One in Philly

“I’m New at This” is Be Well Philly’s series for new and soon-to-be parents. This educational resource covers the ins and outs of prepping for […]

Be Well Philly

Five Homemade Baby-Food Recipes From a Philly-Area Chef and Parent

“I’m New at This” is Be Well Philly’s series for new and soon-to-be parents. This educational resource covers the ins and outs of prepping for […]

Be Well Philly

Everything You Should — And Shouldn’t — Pack in Your Hospital Bag Before Giving Birth

“I’m New at This” is Be Well Philly’s series for new and soon-to-be parents. This educational resource covers the ins and outs of prepping for […]

Be Well Philly

10 New-Parent Apps to Download Right Now, According to Local Moms and Dads

“I’m New at This” is Be Well Philly’s series for new and soon-to-be parents. This educational resource covers the ins and outs of prepping for […]

Be Well Philly

The New Parent’s Guide to Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

“I’m New at This” is Be Well Philly’s series for new and soon-to-be parents. This educational resource covers the ins and outs of prepping for […]

City Life

Philadelphia Babies of the Pandemic: A Photo Essay

In November of 2020, my daughter and her husband took my two-year-old granddaughter to Africa for three weeks to visit relatives — in the midst […]

NextHealth PHL

NextUp: The Local Company Using Data Analytics to Save Premature Babies

“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email qmuse@phillymag.com […]

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City Life

More Philly Hospitals Are Becoming “Baby-Friendly.” Maybe That’s Not a Good Thing.

Less than 12 hours after Benny enters the world, she’s rolled into my room in a plastic bassinet. I can tell she’s on her way […]

Things to Do

This Philly Guitarist’s New Baby Photo Is Way Cooler Than Yours

Thanks to Facebook, we all see our share of new baby photos. They’re always adorable or at least pretty cute. We “like” them, albeit obligatorily […]

Be Well Philly

Whoa: CHOP Working on Womb-Like Device for Premature Babies 

“This certainly is a project that would have sounded more like science fiction than a reality,” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Fellow Emily Partridge says […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: How Much Water Should You Really Drink Every Day?

• According to registered dietitian Amy Shapiro, the eight-glasses-a-day rule is alright — but it’s probably not accurate when it comes to how much water […]

Be Well Philly

Why New Jersey Parents Will Soon Be Trading in Bassinets for (Free!) Cardboard Boxes

Well, this is awesome: Back in May, we told you guys about Temple University Hospital’s baby box program, a year-long program inspired by the government-funded […]

Be Well Philly

Why Thousands of Philly’s Newborns Will Soon Be Sleeping in Cardboard Boxes

A Finnish tradition is making its way to Philly by way of Temple University Hospital. What’s the tradition, you ask? That would be baby boxes: […]

Be Well Philly

The Checkup: Why Philly Could Have a Baby Boom in 9 Months

• If your friends were a bit dodgy about what they did to keep busy while they were snowed in over the weekend, this could […]

Be Well Philly

These Intensive-Care Babies at HUP Are Philly’s Most Precious Trick-or-Treaters

Maybe it’s all the hormones I still have pumping after just having my own kid six months ago, but, man, I can’t help but be in […]