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Women giving birth today spend two to three hours longer in labor than women giving birth half a century ago, according to researchers at U.S. National Institutes of Health.
In a widely noticed study, developmental psychologists reported that 14-month-old infants imitate an unusual action if it was chosen deliberately by the person they observed, but not if it could be attributed to external constraints. This selective imitation was put forth as evidence for an early understanding of rational action and action goals.
Advertisements have more influence on children's food choices than their parents, according to a study from Texas.
A mother is suing a Florida hospital after a nurse allegedly cut off part of her baby daughter’s finger while she was removing an IV.
A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, providing more evidence for the link between secondhand smoke and breathing problems.
Researchers from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, have presented evidence that early growth predicts the size, mineralisation, shape and strength of the hip bone in childhood. The presentation was made at the European Congress on Osteoporosis & Osteoarthritis (IOF-ECCEO12) which took place in Bordeaux, France from March 21-24, 2012.
Male high school athletes' ability to recognize and intervene to stop dating violence is improved ...
Mothers’ exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy can cause behavioral problems in the child, a new study led by Dr Frederica Perera, Director of the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, says.
Parents and adult caregivers of pediatric cancer patients prefer personal consultations with trusted health care providers over online sources for information about their child's illness, according to a University at Buffalo research study. Despite the accessibility of online medical information, the UB study found that parents not only distrusted information found through the Internet, they often feared what types of information they might encounter.
Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help ...
When babies are born prematurely, they are thrust into a hospital environment that while highly successful at saving their lives, is not exactly the same as the mother's womb where ideal development occurs.
"Poison" and "child" are not two words that anybody would like to see going together. The very word "poison" itself is enough to make parents worried.
How would you teach your children about sexual responsibility before they are caught in trouble? Here are some tips you might want to know!
Researchers are developing computational models based on “baby brainpower” or cognition exhibited in babies and very young children in hopes to boost artificial intelligence that have traditionally had difficulty handling nuances and uncertainty.
Obese white teenage girls who lose weight may ...
Study: Almost Half of US Children Not Receiving Vaccines, Leads to Rise in Diseases 
Bras Make Breasts "Saggier", 15-year French Study Reveals 
Russian Gymnast Has the World's Strongest Vagina 
Bunions, Toe Deformities "Highly Inheritable" Among Europeans 
The Invasion of the ‘Crazy’ Ants: South East America Faces a Growing Infestation 
HIV Cases Rise Among Gay Men in Navajo Reservation 
Excavation Site Reveals "Sex Season" in Ancient Egypt 
Cystic Fibrosis: When Charity and Profit Collide... and Embrace 
Vitamin D Could Relieve Certain Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease 
Formula and Breast Milk Combo May Be Best for Some Babies, Study 
