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Babywearing is an an ancient practice found across cultures for thousands of years. What is new is the growing scientific interest in its benefits.
Sleep can be one of the trickiest things for families. New research closely examines the relationship between sleep and screen-use in young children.
First-trimester screening and intervention has the greatest potential to prevent maternal syphilis. But 1 in 4 pregnant people do not have access to prenatal care during the first trimester.
An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.
Research has shown physio improves physical and cognitive outcomes for babies with cerebral palsy.
Before universal vaccination for hepatitis B began in 1991, 18,000 children contracted the virus by age 10 each year, and most of them developed chronic illness and liver damage. Vaccination reduced those infections by 95%.
Is it possible to interpret babies’ cries in order to understand their needs accurately?
The brains of infants may process pain differently from those of adults. What any of this feels like we still don’t know.
Is it better to chat to babies in the tone and pace we’d use when talking to other adults, or is it OK to talk in a slower, higher pitched, sing-song voice?
Public health experts and professional health care associations have expressed concern that the guidance goes against research on the vaccine’s benefits in pregnancy.
The US eliminated measles in 2000, but the number of cases at home and abroad has experts worried.
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a substantial percentage who survive are left with long-term disabilities.
As public health officials try to tame the outbreak, declining vaccination rates draw concern.
A quick scan with a smartphone or an online search can identify foods with lower levels of these toxic substances.
The findings shake up previous ideas about language learning – and give us an earlier window to help children who might be at risk of speech or language delays.
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.
When parents are starting their babies in daycare, a common concern is whether it is good for them to be away from their primary carers for long periods of time.
B breve has benefits for a baby from their first days of life.
New research sheds light on how autism affects how we feed our babies, and vice versa.
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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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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Professor in Psychology, University of Florida
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Washington
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Associate Professor of Public Health Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Clinician and Scientist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor Physiology, Endocrinology, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and as Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland
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Professor of Nursing, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor Population Nutrition, Deakin University
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Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Second Century Chair Professor of Law, Author of Ruin Their Crops on the Ground and Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice, Southwestern Law School