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It's National Newborn Screening Awareness Month, designed to bring attention to the public health benefits of newborn screening, which can prevent lifelong disabilities, even death, by identifying rare medical conditions early and starting immediate treatment.

A study released this week in the journal Pediatrics found more than 45,000 children under age three were sent to emergency rooms between 1991 and 2010, due to accidents with bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups.

If you are about to have a baby, you may be wondering who the Garden state compares to other states when it comes to helping new and expecting parents.

Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. New research suggests they're lip-readers too.