The plaintiffs sued New Jersey last November over the state’s secret practice of retaining newborn heel-prick samples for 23 years for undisclosed uses. (Getty Images) Attorneys for parents ...

If there is blood in your baby's spit-up, there may be several reasons why. Learn when not to worry and when you should call a health care provider for advice. Medically reviewed by Wendy L. Hunter, M ...

TRENTON - State Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Thursday new restrictions and procedures for police seeking to obtain genetic evidence from a state database of newborn baby blood, but ...

A group of New Jersey parents filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the state’s practice of keeping newborn babies’ blood samples for 23 years without their parents’ knowledge. The state can ...

Following the threat of a potential court fight from a federal lawsuit, the state Attorney General announced Thursday the state will establish new limits on using newborn blood samples in criminal ...

What Is Cord Blood Banking? Cord blood banking is a process of collecting potentially life-saving stem cells from the umbilical cord and placenta and storing them for future use. Stem cells are ...

The parents of the baby who was given blood transfusion following a court order have insisted that doctors never informed them their baby was in danger of death. But the hospital said without ...

In order to monitor a sick infant's blood oxygen levels, the baby typically has to wear adhesive sensors that are hard-wired to a relatively large bedside device. Soon, however, a wireless optical ...

Just like we inherit the color of our eyes and the shape of our nose, we pass on to our children our own blood history. The most common factors, or types, are A, B, O and D. We pass on to a baby both ...

DONORS, THEIR BABY GIRL MIGHT NOT BE HERE TODAY. RASHEEN LUCAS HAYES IS ALMOST READY TO HEAD HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. SHE SITS BEEN AN UNBELIEVABLE TWO WEEKS AND THOSE FIRST DAYS WERE SO SCARY. MOM, ...