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Sleep is a learnt skill. While some babies learn to go to sleep easily, others need more help.
Try funny voices, point out objects you know and don’t worry if your child would rather just sit on the book.
‘Who’s a good boy? Yes, you are!’
NZ First’s Kiwi Kids Grant is tied up with the party’s broader immigration policies. But a ‘baby bonus’ for citizens won’t necessarily achieve the intended outcome.
A study in mice reveals how pregnancy hormones influence the brain’s reward system, helping explain why newborns become a mother’s priority.
A single dot on a growth chart doesn’t mean much in isolation. Here’s what your nurse is looking for when checking your baby’s growth – and how they’ll support you.
There is a huge variety of musical material you can engage with together, so there will definitely be songs to suit everyone.
If a baby doesn’t show a clear response at a particular age, it does not necessarily mean they have stopped learning or missed an important step.
It can be tempting to feed young children early, then sit down to a separate meal once they’re in bed. But having family dinners pays off in the long term.
This debilitating disease is particularly dangerous for babies, but can affect people at any age. Vaccination remains a key line of defence.
To say motherhood is life-changing can feel like an inadequate summation. Matrescence offers a way to understand it in all its complexity.
Gut bacteria influence digestion, hormones and stress responses. These pathways shape infant sleep and may help explain night waking.
With fertility rates at a record low, many say young people aren’t having kids because they’re too expensive. Turns out, it’s not that simple.
Research has shown physio improves physical and cognitive outcomes for babies with cerebral palsy.
Stories of big babies might make women all over the world cross their legs. But how common are big babies, and does their birth always lead to complications?
Without support from the community, workplace, government and society as a whole, even doctors have trouble breastfeeding – a challenge commercial infant formula companies take advantage of.
New research shows fast-food outlets and with few healthy food options was strongly linked to indicators of poorer health for both mother and baby.
Is it possible to interpret babies’ cries in order to understand their needs accurately?
Being far away creates profound emotional barriers. Despite this grandparents are finding ways to stay emotionally present.
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Durham Inancy & Sleep Centre (DISC), Durham University
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Senior Lecturer at York Business School, York St John University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Nottingham Trent University
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Clinical lecturer, Rural Clinical School, Australian National University
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, Lund University, Sweden, Lund University
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Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, City St George's, University of London