Physical activity has been proposed as a promising intervention but the impact on chronic disease risk following childbirth is poorly understood. Concerns persist about whether postpartum physical ...

Nurses may refer to them as newborns, social workers may call them infants, and you simply may call your new bundle of joy a baby. Most experts tend to use newborn for those under 3 months (12 weeks).

This close, affectionate physical contact facilitates the infant’s neurophysiological maturation and supports normal social, cognitive, and emotional development, as well as the mother-child bond.

Holding your baby right after he is born helps to promote physical and psychological development. A baby who is cuddled regularly puts on weight and grows faster and better than babies who have ...

Phthalates have been linked with abnormal newborn brain development, and a new study has identified a potential reason why.

The relationship between a mother’s emotional state and her baby’s development extends far beyond conventional wisdom. Studies have shown that maternal emotions create a complex biochemical ...