Leave for the non-birthing parent after a new baby arrives gives the family an opportunity to bond.
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New genomic studies could screen babies for more rare conditions, making parent information more important than ever.
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.
Umbilical cord pH test could help identify babies at risk of brain damage and disabilities.
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.
Looking after a baby during extreme heat events takes a little planning and a lot of patience. Here are some practical steps you can take.
Crying triggers changes in how a newborn baby gets their oxygen. But not all new babies cry, and it’s not always a problem.
The last decade has seen no measurable change in global preterm birth rates in any region of the world.
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can take to protect themselves and their newborns.
Don’t smoke around babies, wash your hands, and pay attention to the parents, too.
Soon after a baby is born, it’s becoming more common these days for the father or non-birthing parent to be encouraged to place the newborn directly on their chest.
Premature infants are at risk of impaired brain development. Adding creatine to the intravenous solution used to feed them may lower that risk.
Researchers in the US are the first to study how pregnant and breast-feeding women are responding to the vaccines. The results are promising
Perhaps we should rethink how we monitor pregnant women who have COVID.
There are effective ways to help reduce babies’ pain during blood draws and injections, but they are used in less than 50 per cent of newborns. Here’s how to ease your infant’s pain.
Our study joins a growing body of evidence that suggests caesarean sections may have more consequences than previously thought.
Newborn babies can pick up GBS from their mother’s vaginal tract during childbirth.
Mobile health apps, teleconferencing with experts and thoughtfully designed educational platforms can all help families during the chaotic and confusing early years.
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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, Lund University, Sweden, Lund University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, Midwife, Nurse, UNSW Microbiome Research Centre, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California
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Perinatal Epidemiologist and NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow, Hudson Institute
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Professor, School of Nursing, Dalhousie University
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Chair professor, Hudson Institute
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Associate professor, Neonatologist, Lund University/Skåne University Hospital, Lund University
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Assistant Professor (Research Focussed), Warwick Medical School, Health Sciences, University of Warwick
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Professor in Medicine, Ethics and Society, University of Warwick
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Senior Lecturer in Child Health, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, King's College London
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Chair: School of Medicine and Head of Department: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School