Parents of premature and poorly babies have been reading to their newborns in hospital as part of a project to strengthen ...

Infant sleep patterns and emotional regulation are important for healthy development, but it is challenging to get real-time insights into infant behavior. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

Infant hand preference and the subsequent development of bimanual manipulation are key markers in early motor and cognitive development. Research in this field examines how early tendencies towards a ...

A new University of Pittsburgh academic program aims to address the mental health, growth and development needs of infants ...

Tool spots developmental delays early, when intervention can make the biggest difference iPad app uses videos and eye-tracking to measure babies’ learning and responses Tool validated by 2,500 infants ...

New research shows that extended use of Kangaroo Care, a skin-to-skin, chest-to-chest method of caring for a baby, can positively benefit full-term infants and their mothers, with important ...

When a newborn requires surgery, the question of how to manage bleeding becomes more complicated than it is for adults or ...