New research finds that baby slings offer important benefits, but better safety information could help prevent rare deaths and injuries.
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It might be tempting, but feeding your baby butter is not the answer. Here’s what to try instead.
Most babies shed it in the womb at around 33-36 weeks of pregnancy, where it mixes with amniotic fluid and is swallowed by the baby. Babies born early, however, tend to have a lot more body hair.
If you feel burping is helpful to your baby, then keep doing what you’re doing. If trying to burp your baby after every feed is stressing you or your baby out, then you don’t have to keep doing it.
Formula-fed babies can switch to cow’s milk from six months, so long as they’re getting enough iron in their diet.
An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.
Breastfeeding mothers are turning to online groups due to dwindling real-life support — but these volunteer-led platforms don’t always have the best advice.
When there is no “village” to help raise a child, parents often turn to baby books for guidance — but they don’t always hold the best advice.
Baby-led weaning won’t necessarily make your child a less fussy eater, new research finds.
Encouraging your baby to be active can improve their health in other areas too.
Vegan diets can come with significant risks for babies if not planned and supplemented very carefully.
Breastfeeding isn’t easy, and that’s ok – new parents can handle the truth.
A new baby feeding trend shows how desperate some mothers are getting for parenting help.
Meningococcal is a rare but very serious infection that can lead to blood poisoning and brain infection. But no single vaccine protects against all the strains.
Parental well-being is being adversely affected by baby advice which isn’t backed by evidence.
A widely publicised study that cast doubt on the safety of milk formula was misleading, based on dubiously reported studies and may have serious consequences.
Three academics analyse the evidence for and against baby-led weaning.
Parents need to know the truth about formula milk.
Family, friends and even strangers are judging pregnant women’s and new mothers’ behaviour.
Breast really best makes many mums feel bad.
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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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Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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PhD candidate, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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PhD researcher in Public Health, Swansea University
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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PhD Researcher in Biological Anthropology, Yale University
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Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University