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Baby Knows Best: Baby-Led Weaning Promotes Healthy Food Preferences

A new study has shown that babies who are weaned using solid finger food are more likely to develop healthier food preferences and are ...  > full story

Gene Regulator in Brain's Executive Hub Tracked Across Lifespan

Scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that ...  > full story

Few Allergies in Unstressed Babies, Swedish Researchers Find

A new study shows that infants with low concentrations of the stress-related hormone cortisol in their saliva ...  > full story

Virtual Childbirth Simulator Improves Safety of High-Risk Deliveries

Newly developed computer software combined with magnetic resonance imaging of a fetus may help physicians better assess a ...  > full story

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  C-Sections Linked to Breathing Problems in Preterm Infants, Study Suggests

  February 10, 2012 — A cesarean delivery, which was thought to be harmless, is associated with breathing problems in preterm babies who are small for gestational age, a new study ... > full story
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  Night, Weekend Delivery OK for Babies With Birth Defects

  February 10, 2012 — Weekday delivery is no better than night/weekend delivery for infants with birth defects, according to a new study. Researchers found that infants with birth defects that were delivered at night or ... > full story
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  Risks and Benefits of Birthing Facilities

  February 10, 2012 — Researchers have found that the risk of obstetric intervention is lower for women who deliver or intend to deliver outside of hospitals, but there are some higher risks for newborns intended for home ... > full story
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  Neurologic Improvement Detected in Rats Receiving Stem Cell Transplant

  February 10, 2012 — Researchers report that early transplantation of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells into the lateral ventricles of neonatal rats with birth-related brain damage is possible, and that the ... > full story
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  New Prenatal Genetic Test Is Much More Powerful at Detecting Fetal Abnormalities

  February 9, 2012 — A national, U.S. federally funded study has found that testing a developing fetus’ DNA through chromosomal microarray (CMA) provides more information about potential disorders than does the ... > full story
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  Chlorhexidine Umbilical Cord Care Can Save Newborn Lives

  February 7, 2012 — Cleansing a newborn's umbilical cord with chlorhexidine can reduce an infant's risk of infection and death during the first weeks of life by as much as 20 percent, according to a new study. The study ... > full story
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  Clues to Common Birth Defect Found in Gene Expression Data

  February 6, 2012 — Researchers have uncovered 27 new candidate genes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia, a common and often deadly birth defect. Their sophisticated data-filtering strategy offers a new, efficient and ... > full story
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  Children Hospitalized at Alarming Rate Due to Abuse, U.S. Study Finds

  February 6, 2012 — In one year alone, over 4,500 children in the United States were hospitalized due to child abuse, and 300 of them died of their injuries, researchers report in a new ... > full story
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  Breastfeeding Linked to Improved Lung Function at School-Age, Especially With Asthmatic Mothers

  February 3, 2012 — Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new ... > full story
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  DNA Test That Identifies Down Syndrome in Pregnancy Can Also Detect Trisomy 18 and Trisomy 13

  February 2, 2012 — A recent study shows that a new DNA test that identifies Down syndrome in pregnancy can also detect trisomies 18 and ... > full story

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