Psychologists know babies can form memories soon after birth. So why can’t people remember anything that happened to them before around age 2? A child development expert describes possible reasons.
Hopefully not staying empty for much longer.
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An infant nutrition expert explains the efforts to ensure there is enough baby formula for US consumption and the differences between domestic and imported produce.
Can you use a test intended for adults or older children? How do you test a wriggling or grumpy small child anyway? We’re infection control and child health researchers. Here are our tips.
An infant nutrition expert explains what is behind the current formula shortage and what can be done to support hard-pressed parents.
There are many ways that families, health-care providers and communities can support the sleep of mothers of babies six months and older.
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Supporting mothers’ and infants’ sleep can decrease the stressors of motherhood, improve maternal mood and mental health and promote better infant development.
Thirty-six percent of surveyed families with young children said they did not have enough diapers during the pandemic.
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Children who are fed diets high in added sugars are more likely than children with lower sugar intakes to have a number of negative health consequences as they develop.
Baby talk is cute when used with babies. But when adults converse with each other? Not so much.
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There is immense interest in understanding whether potentially protective SARS-CoV-2 antibodies are provided to the baby via breast milk. This is what we know so far.
Interviewees describe ‘scrimping and saving’ to make ends meet.
Kenyan women march towards a restaurant after a female client was allegedly thrown out for breastfeeding and not covering up.
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Provision of breastfeeding support and information within the community can lead to a significant increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates.
The stay-at-home order appears to have been mostly beneficial for parents, who reported improvement in their co-parenting experience despite the many challenges they faced.
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Cecília Tomori, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Around the globe, 823,000 child deaths could be prevented annually with appropriate breastfeeding. Formula makers continue to defy a 40-year-old international code on marketing their product.
Isolation and other pandemic stresses can harm pregnant women’s mental health, with effects on their babies too.
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Darby Saxbe, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences e Alyssa Morris, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Pregnant women’s experiences can affect their babies’ health, even into adulthood. Researchers know societywide stresses can lead to these long-term consequences – and the pandemic likely fits the bill.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Health Economics, Wellbeing and Society, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University