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Taking care of preemies a tense ordeal and a joy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Gia Han of Hai Phong often holds her breath as she stares into the room where her baby is being taken care of.

Zika affects 5 percent of babies with confirmed infections: CDC

 The first report on how the Zika virus affected U.S. territories showed that 5 percent of women with confirmed infections had babies with birth defects, 

Some babies may need allergy tests before trying peanuts

 Most of the time, parents can safely feed peanuts to babies on their own, but infants with a history of allergies should still get a checkup first, a research review confirms.

More U.S. babies with Zika-related birth defects reported by health agency

 Three more babies have been born in the United States with birth defects likely linked to Zika virus infections, while another lost pregnancy was linked to the virus, according to figures updated by health officials on Thursday.

Ministry launches investigation of deaths of babies following cleft lip surgery

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health and the police of Khanh Hoa Province are investigating the death of three babies after cleft lip and palate surgery at the Military Hospital No. 87 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa Province. 

Three-person baby details announced

How the creation of babies using sperm and eggs from three people will be regulated in the UK has been announced. 

Babies with hearty appetite at risk of obesity: studies

Infants with a hearty appetite grew more rapidly and might be genetically predisposed to obesity, according to two linked papers published Monday in the U.S. journal JAMA Pediatrics.

Catholics build graveyard for aborted fetuses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled on a hillside in central Thua Thien Hue Province, a cemetery home to 45,000 graves plays host to many stories unfamiliar to most other cemeteries.

Health Ministry tries to keep a rein, but formula milk price remains restive

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health (MOH) plans to curb the immoderate formula price increases by including some kinds of products into the list of products for price control.

Hospital apologizes for mistakenly handing over infant babies

VietNamNet Bridge – Officials of the Long Khanh General Hospital in the southern province of Dong Nai on March 23 met with two families to offer and apologize for delivering the wrong baby to them.