Talking about plans for childbearing is still seen as a taboo.
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The pressure to parent looks different for women and men.
The way some of the women felt about their bodies affected their breastfeeding choices.
New research sheds light on how autism affects how we feed our babies, and vice versa.
New research finds that 85% of formula preparation machines tested were dispensing water that did not appear to reach NHS recommended temperatures for preparing bottles of formula.
Young parents and others who don’t fit the ‘ideal’ of parenthood are especially vulnerable.
Shared parental leave requires mothers to give up some of their maternity leave.
Not enough data is being collected about the impact taking prescription medication has on breastfeeding.
How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’ and dads’ narratives around childbirth held clues about their transition to parenthood.
Postnatal depression is thought to affect up to 10% of fathers.
Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.
More women should feel they have a choice to continue playing after becoming a mother – which is why the right kind of support is important.
Despite what many men believe, they might not have all the time in the world when it comes to having children.
Understanding the evolutionary roots of baby sleep can help parents cope.
The COVID-19 pandemic – and the isolation it brought on – deprived many babies of the stimulating experiences they need to develop. Is the damage permanent? A language specialist weighs in.
As the world locked down and a country’s racial reckoning heated up, this social scientist refined her approach to studying the lives of Black moms.
Views of the stages of adulthood are stuck in the early 20th century, even though they’ve changed a lot over the past 100 years.
Fathers who attend antenatal care may be keen to support the well being of their partners and children, but are left unengaged and often disappointed.
All that planning, shopping, prepping, serving and cleaning can pay off with better physical and mental health for all members of the family.
Here are four thoughts and feelings it’s common to have when you have a new baby.
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, Swansea University
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Associate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea University
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Professor of Political Science, North Carolina State University
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Professor of Political Science, Hartwick College
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Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer in Public Health and Human Rights, Monash University
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Research Affiliate, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University
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Principal Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Human Sciences and Psychology; Faculty Associate of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor and Director of Michael Kirby Centre for Public Health & Human Rights, Monash University
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota