Babies
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 [email protected] […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
Philly Couple Make Epic Halloween Baby Announcement Video
In the old days, when you were pregnant, you’d get on the phone and call everyone you knew to give them the good news, maybe […]
The Evolution of Birthzilla: Why Women Want a Crowd in the Delivery Room
First came Bridezilla—the self-obsessed center of attention who pitches fits if every single detail of her wedding day isn’t to her liking. Then, heaven help […]
Want to Consume Your Placenta? Local Doula Will Prepare It for You
Some of you might remember our piece from last year about a woman who chose to eat her own placenta after giving birth, in pill […]
This Philadelphia Woman Will Prepare Your Placenta for $200
There’s a fascinating article on Al-Jazeera today about the financial struggles of adjunct professors in Philadelphia and beyond. (In short, non-tenured professors make very little […]
New Onesie Body Monitor Tracks Baby’s Health on Your Phone
Anxious new parents everywhere can breathe a big sigh of relief, thanks to Rest Devices’s new “smart baby monitor.” Adorably dubbed the Mimo Kimono, the […]
MontCo Couple Has Identical Triplets, Beating Odds
The New York Daily News reports on a MontCo couple who had identical triplets earlier this month, beating million-to-one odds to do so. “Allison and […]