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Babies almost all try crawling to get from Point A to Point B, but CDC says it’s not a useful developmental milestone
A new study is collecting crawling biomechanic data using a pressure-sensing pathway. Credit: Mark Geil, CC BY-ND Infant milestones can be a source both of pride and anxiety for a new parent. Baby's firsts—first tooth, first steps, first word—are moments of joy that many parents immediately compare with charts listing "normal" age ranges for each
Babies Fare Better If Gestational Diabetes Is Treated Early in Second Trimester
OB/Gyn > Pregnancy — But not waiting for repeat glucose-tolerance testing confirmation didn't help mom, trial shows by Crystal Phend, Contributing Editor, MedPage Today May 6, 2023 Treating gestational diabetes early in pregnancy without waiting for confirmation of a repeat oral glucose-tolerance test (OGTT) improved neonatal outcomes, the TOBOGM randomized trial showed. For women first
Love Island babies to a Made in Chelsea wedding – celeb events to look forward to in 2023
The new year is fast approaching, and the 2023 calendar is already bursting with exciting events. The highly-anticipated King's Coronation is coming up in May, while awards season is just around the corner. From long-awaited weddings to bundles of joy, here are some of the biggest celebrity events on the agenda for the next 12
Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer
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Celebrity Babies of 2022: See Which Stars Gave Birth
Hollywood is getting a whole lot cuter! Ashley Graham, Michelle Kwan and more celebrities welcomed babies in 2022. The Olympian kept her pregnancy under wraps, surprising her Instagram followers with a baby photo on January 5. “I’m overjoyed and tears of happiness are streaming down my face as I share the news of the arrival…
Babies can tell who has close relationships based on one clue: Saliva
Learning to navigate social relationships is a skill that is critical for surviving in human societies. For babies and young children, that means learning who they can count on to take care of them. MIT neuroscientists have now identified a specific signal that young children and even babies use to determine whether two people have…
Infants and toddlers seem to expect people who exchange saliva, for example by taking bites of the same food, to be close enough to comfort each other if one gets upset Mind 20 January 2022 By Alice Klein Sharing a spoon may be a sign of a close bondkate_sept2004/Getty Images Babies and toddlers can identify…
Why do some babies grow poorly in the womb?
The mammalian fetus is dependent upon the placenta for nutrients and oxygen. The placenta is a specialized organ that contains cells from both baby and mother. Between 10% and 15% of babies grow poorly in the womb, often showing reduced growth of blood vessels in the placenta. In humans, these blood vessels expand dramatically between…
Let babies play! Study shows free play may help infants learn and develop
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The benefits of object play (blocks, puzzles, cars, dolls and so on) for infant learning and development are well documented. However, nearly nothing is known about how natural play unfolds in the ecologically valid home environment (real-life settings). Indeed, research on infant play is limited to structured tasks in child-friendly lab…