Parents & Kids

Child development, paediatric health, and parenting through a scientific lens — helping families make informed decisions based on current research rather than guesswork.

For royal fans everywhere, great joy was delivered as news circled the globe Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's baby boy was born.
New research published in Pediatrics analyzed the rate of foreign-body ingestions (FBIs) in young children (under age 6) only to determine it inc
A woman from Bangladesh gave birth to twins nearly one month after delivering her first child.
The college admissions scandal that is saturating the airwaves involves more than abuse of the educational system.
A new study presented by co-author Eyal Sheiner, MD, PhD, chair of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Soroka University Medical Center, Be'er-Sheva, Isr
A study on maternal health in Risk Analysis found hospital delivery complications to be highest on night shifts, weekends and holidays when compared to daytime, weekday
An NPR account of a teenager getting vaccinated despite his parents opposition is making the rounds in the press and on s
The public sphere is inundated with malicious messages about those who are fearful of or resistant to vaccination. Low hanging fruit that includes name-calling to overtly aggressive, vicious attacks abound (e.g.
Bet you can’t count how many movie scenes about childbirth you have watched in your lifetime. You know the ones highly choreographed to protract the drama leading up to the birth that then capture the magical, emotional euphoria after delivery.
A Patheos blog is suggesting the Ten Month Mamas Facebook Group that supports “well co