Placentas adapt when mothers have poor diets or low oxygen during pregnancy
Cambridge researchers have discovered the placenta regulates how much oxygen and nutrients it transports to babies during challenging pregnancies. Cambridge ...
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Improved maternity care practices decrease racial gaps in breastfeeding in the US South
Credit: Baptist Memorial Hospital A new paper published in Pediatrics links successful implementation of Baby-Friendly™ practices in the southern U.S. ...
How bad will my postpartum depression be in 12 months?
'Game-changing' study uses four factors to accurately predict severity, longevity of postpartum depression CHICAGO --- A new Northwestern Medicine study ...
Study: Despite progress, gay fathers and their children still structurally stigmatized
Credit: Benson Kau A study published in the February 2019 "Pediatrics" journal suggests the majority of gay fathers and their ...
Researchers raise bar for successful management of severe atopic dermatitis
New clinical review provides the most comprehensive treatment guidelines for severe atopic dermatitis (eczema)Credit: CU Anschutz Medical Campus AURORA, Colo. ...
Personality type could shape attitudes toward body weight of others, researchers say
Credit: FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Studies show there is a major link between personality traits and personal body ...
Child abuse linked to risk of suicide in later life
Children who experience physical, sexual, and emotional abuse or neglect are at least two to three times more likely to ...
Controlling children's behavior with screen time leads to more screen time, study reveals
Researchers found children, whose parents dole out screen time as a reward or revoke it as punishment, spend more time ...
Stressed mothers — overweight children
In the mother-child study LiNA, which is coordinated by the UFZ, they found that the perceived stress of the mother ...
University of Chichester in $2.3 million child maltreatment study
Credit: University of Chichester Project is the first nationwide study of prevalence of child maltreatment in Australia Damage caused by ...
Research explains public resistance to vaccination
Same force that influences economics and physics complicates efforts to prevent diseaseCredit: Figure courtesy of Feng Fu and Xingru Chen. ...
Exposure to sugary breakfast cereal advertising directly influences children's diets
New Dartmouth-led research finds that child-directed high-sugar breakfast cereal TV advertising is closely associated with brand-specific intake of those cereals ...
Long-term breastfeeding sheds light on whether an infant becomes right- or left-handed
Bottle feeding infants is associated with left-handedness, according to a new study from the University of Washington. The study found ...
Introducing gun safety into health care providers' checklists to prevent teen suicide
There is some support for promoting firearm safety in pediatric primary care to prevent teen suicideCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. ...
Researchers say auditory testing can identify children for autism screening
Testing at birth could allow for optimized early interventions that improve outcomes, according to review in The Journal of the ...
What predicts teen partner rape?
Michigan State University social scientists find risk factors leading to sexual violence in first relationships If teen partner rape could ...
Work-family conflict hits home
Researchers look at how parent's job stress affects children's health Researchers have long known that sick children can affect a ...
'A way cool way to be': Study offers new insights into children with autism
Credit: Bradley Slade It's a challenging proposition for anyone: Lie flat on your back, helmet covering half of your face, ...
How kindergartens serve as 'gendergartens'
The origins of gender inequality Sociologists at the Higher school of economics showed that preschool education has its own hidden ...
Low-income, rural kids at higher risk for second- or third-hand smoke exposure
Infants and toddlers in low-income, rural areas may be at higher risk for second- and third-hand smoke than previously reported, ...