Babies News

Women who carry unintended pregnancies to birth seem more likely to suffer postpartum depression than those who planned to conceive a child, according to some new research.

Philadelphia - Updated on 5-17-13, 3:10 a.m., EDT Kermit Gosnell, 72, a Philadelphia abortion doctor, was found guilty of first-degree murder. On Wednesday, he was given a third life sentence for killing a baby he described as so big it could "walk to the bus."

Researchers have proposed a new means of assessing whether a newborn will develop autism. This is by carrying out an analysis of the placenta.

According to a Vital Signs report, nearly one in five teen births in the U.S. is a repeat birth. However, it also stands that teen births have fallen over the past 20 years.

The different sounds that babies make, from squeals to growls, represent the first expressions of emotions and are the building blocks of language, according to new research.

A vaccine could be developed which aims to work in the bodies of new born babies. Currently most newborns do not respond well to vaccines, meaning potential delays in inoculations for particular babies against specific diseases.

A new study revealed obese and overweight mothers may be unknowingly giving their babies heart disease. Researchers found arterial thickening of these babies' hearts.

Scientists have put forward the idea that chemicals secreted by ‘good bacteria’, which typically live in the intestines of babies, could reduce the frequency and severity of diseases of premature infants.

Data released for 2011 shows that the number of babies in the U.S. born to teenage mothers has fallen to a record low. The pattern does, nonetheless, vary across different states.

Colorado Springs - Colorado radio host and pastor, Kevin Swanson, is known for his odd and extremely conservative comments, but a recent segment on his radio show have many people scratching their heads.