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New Report Shows 15 Million Babies Born Too Soon Every Year
May 2, 2012 — The first-ever national, regional, and global estimates of preterm birth reveals that 15 million babies are born too soon every ... > full story -
Soy-Based Formula? Neonatal Plant Estrogen Exposure Leads to Adult Infertility in Female Mice
May 2, 2012 — A new study suggests that exposure to estrogenic chemicals in the womb or during childhood could have a long-term effect on female fertility. Limiting such exposures, including minimizing use of ... > full story -
Why Underweight Babies Become Obese: Study Says Disrupted Hypothalamus Is to Blame
May 2, 2012 — A new animal model study has found that in low–birth-weight babies whose growth was restricted in the womb, the level of appetite-producing neuropeptides in the brain's hypothalamus — the ... > full story -
Infants Begin to Learn About Race in the First Year
May 2, 2012 — A new study confirms that though born with equal abilities to tell other-race people apart, by age 9 months infants are better at recognizing faces and emotional expressions of same-race people and ... > full story -
Greater Numbers of Highly Educated Women Are Having Children, Bucking Recent History
May 1, 2012 — A U.S. national study suggests that a significantly greater number of highly educated women in their late 30s and 40s are deciding to have children - a dramatic turnaround from recent ... > full story -
About One Baby Born Each Hour Addicted to Opiate Drugs in U.S.
April 30, 2012 — About one baby is born every hour addicted to opiate drugs in the United States, according to new research. Physicians found that diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome, a drug withdrawal syndrome ... > full story -
Pulling Plug on Pacifiers: New Data Do Not Support Recommendation to Restrict Soothers in Breastfeeding Infants
April 30, 2012 — Binkies, corks, soothers. Whatever you call pacifiers, conventional wisdom holds that giving them to newborns can interfere with breastfeeding. New research, however, challenges that assertion. In ... > full story -
Breastfeeding Linked to Healthy Infant Gut: Bacterial Colonization Leads to Changes in the Infant’s Expression of Genes
April 29, 2012 — Early colonization of the gut by microbes in infants is critical for development of their intestinal tract and in immune development. A new study shows that differences in bacterial colonization of ... > full story -
Mom's Stress During Pregnancy Can Affect Baby's Iron Status
April 29, 2012 — Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, which could lead to physical and mental delays down the road, according to a new ... > full story -
Low-Income Moms Under Stress May Overfeed Infants
April 29, 2012 — Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding practices, according to a new ... > full story
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