Infants develop the ability to consciously process their environment as early as five months of age, according to a study published today in the journal Science. The team of French and Danish researchers…
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Australian infant feeding guidelines seem to be having an effect, new research suggests. Researchers surveyed women in Queensland…
The arrival of a healthy newborn baby is a cause for happiness and hope. But this is not always the case in the Western Pacific region, where a newborn dies every two minutes. Almost one third (30%) of…
Babies born to mothers who are overweight or obese show signs of arterial thickening in the aorta, the body’s major artery…
Recently on The Conversation, legal academic Neera Bhatia drew attention to two recent Australian court cases of withdrawing of life-saving medical treatment from infants with severe brain damage. She…
In my clinical work with pregnant and postnatal mums experiencing anxiety and mood disorders, few issues are reported as consistently as sleep deprivation. Parents who spend the first year of their child’s…
Infants should be exclusively breastfed until six months of age and solids should be introduced at “around six months”, according to official new infant feeding guidelines released today. The guidelines…
Infants born before 32 weeks gestation have higher rates of psychiatric disorders by school age, a study has found. Researchers…
A healthy diet and not eating for two during pregnancy is vital to limit excess weight gain in both women and their babies…
Parents of babies born severely premature or with serious abnormalities are turning to the courts in a bid to override medical opinion to commence or continue life-sustaining treatment for their infants…
Most parents will tell you that as soon as they announced their pregnancy, the advice started rolling in. Much of it might have been sensible and evidence-based, but it’s difficult to sort the myths from…
New research shows how genetics, not just environmental factors, play a role linking birth weight to adult health problems like diabetes. It is no secret that underweight babies are more likely to suffer…
Exposure to stress in infancy can create changes in the brain that may predispose teenage girls to depression and anxiety, a US study has found. Previous studies have linked infant stress, which is measured…
New research from the United States has shed light on the potential impact of diet on newborns. Experiments in baby rats…
A recent change to Nestlé’s NAN H.A. 1 Gold infant formula has been accused of making babies sick and irritable, with parents claiming the “new and improved” formula came with side effects such as constant…
In an article published recently on this site, “Male circumcision policy ignores research showing benefits”, the authors stated some alleged benefits of infant male circumcision and argued the Royal Australasian…
There are still a large number of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) due to unsafe sleep environments. Such deaths can…
Infants who are fed on demand perform better on IQ tests that infants who are fed on a schedule, new research has shown…
Electing to have a caesarean birth following one prior caesarean can lower the risk of serious complications for infants…
In a recent visit to Australia, US Anthropologist Professor James McKenna claimed that under the right circumstances, breastfed babies could safely sleep in the same bed as their mothers. This was a perfectly…
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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