Physicians have long suspected that red blood cell transfusions given to premature infants with anemia may put them in danger […]
Babies display empathy for victims as early as 6 months
Babies show empathy for a bullied victim at only six months of age, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of […]
Home birth may start babies off with health-promoting microbes
For all of human history, babies have been born where their mothers lived—whether in a house, hut or cave. Only […]
Medicaid expansion improves health of moms and babies, study shows
Medicaid coverage, especially for minority and low-income women, plays a key role in improving the health of moms and babies, […]
Antibiotics Still Misused in Babies With Viral Lung Infections
THURSDAY, Jan. 17, 2019 — U.S. emergency rooms routinely prescribe antibiotics to babies with the common viral lung infection bronchiolitis, […]
Healthy babies’ gut bacteria prevent common food allergy
When scientists transplanted gut microbes, or microbiota, from healthy human babies into mice with no bacteria of their own, the […]
Minnesota hospital staff welcomes 32 babies in 2018: 'If we try to do a play date, it’s going to be pure chaos'
Wild baby boom: Minnesota hospital staff welcomes 32 babies in 2018 There was a serious baby boom in a Minnesota […]
Mothers whose responses to infants’ facial cues increase report stronger bonds with babies
The transition to motherhood triggers changes in mothers’ brain structure that may facilitate bonding with their infants. While many studies […]
FPIES in babies: Symptoms, triggers, treatment, and care
The main symptoms of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, or FPIES, are recurring, severe diarrhea and vomiting. An infant may experience […]
Ebola in Congo now infecting newborn babies, UN says
The World Health Organization says a worrying number of the newest Ebola cases amid Congo’s ongoing outbreak are in patients […]