Babies News
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By AFP
Den Haag -
Ever wondered which artist is most preferred by babies? If it's up to the organisers of a tour for parents with small children in the Netherlands on Tuesday, the works of abstract artist Piet Mondrian win hands down.
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A new study has shown babies subjected to poor environmental health in the first few months are more likely to develop problem health conditions as they become older. The specific concern is with inflammation in adulthood.
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London -
Babies with involved fathers during the first few months of life learn faster, a new study into the psychology of early learning has found.
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Belfast -
A review of samples taken of baby rice food has found over half of the products on shelves to contain illegal levels of inorganic arsenic. The food is out-of-step with European Union regulations.
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By AFP
Madrid -
A former doctor will stand trial in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn from her mother and giving her to another woman, a practice thought to have affected thousands of families during Spain's dictatorship.
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By AFP
Madrid -
A former doctor will stand trial in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn from her mother and giving her to another woman, a practice thought to have affected thousands of families during Spain's dictatorship.
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By AFP
Madrid -
A former doctor will stand trial in Madrid for allegedly stealing a newborn from her mother and giving her to another woman, a practice thought to have affected thousands of families during Spain's dictatorship.
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A study performed in Ecuador has shown a yeast in the gut of new babies to be a strong predictor that the babies will go on to develop asthma.
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By AFP
Bangkok -
Babies dressed as cupids, underwater weddings and a government vitamin giveaway to encourage procreation were all part of Thailand's imaginative and bizarre events Tuesday to mark Valentine's Day.
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There has been anecdotal evidence for several years: that whether a woman is carrying a boy or a girl her health differs. Now medical evidence indicates that the sex of the baby affects the immunity of the expectant woman.
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Tech firms are racing to develop technology for babies so that parents can monitor vital signs from afar (a step up from the classic baby monitor). However, psychologists warn that monitoring data about 'vital signs' only causes parents to worry more.
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Columbus -
A new support group, comprised of activists and moms in Ohio, has been formed to help reduce the rate of infant mortality. The group Moms2B is a seeking to address the social disparities that affect infant death rates and ill-health.
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Toronto -
A new way of assessing a premature infant’s brain, following birth, can predict whether the child will go onto develop a disability. The research has been empirically tested and there is a high level of predictability.
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The thought of acupuncture and babies may make people wince, but a new study suggests that such measures may help to alleviate excessive crying (due to infantile colic).
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Women who hold their baby on their left side tend to bond more closely with their child than women who tend to hold their baby on the right hand-side, according to a new psychological study.
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Las Vegas -
The Baby Tech Summit, held during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, takes place this week and much of the focus is on the "Millennial mom and dad." Digital Journal looks ahead.
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Amsterdam -
Cesarean sections (or C-sections) save the lives of mothers and babies, and they are also a ‘lifestyle’ choice for some expectant mothers. This area has been examined by researchers to see what the impact is upon human evolution.
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San Francisco -
New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics advise that to reduce the risk if SIDS, infants should sleep in their parents' room for the first year but in their own crib or bassinet.
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Austin -
The association of Zika virus disease with the birth defect microcephaly has been widely reported. As more data is gathered, research from Brazil shows this is just one of several birth defect related concerns.
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Microbiologists are now certain that characterizing the gut microorganisms of new born babies informs about the likelihood of babies going on to develop diseases such as asthma later in life.
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Due to changes in legislation and a high demand, New Zealand has a sperm shortage. The dearth of sperm is such that a woman wishing for a sperm donation needs to wait for around two years.
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The voice of a child’s mother provides psychological comfort and it lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol, according to new research of school-aged children.
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Nanoparticles with potential health risks have been detected in popular powdered baby formula products. This is based on new research conducted on behalf of Friends of the Earth.
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When it comes to feeding babies, breast milk wins every time over formula milk in terms of overall health future development. To add to this, a new study has found that a baby's diet could be enriched with cow's milk.
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San Francisco -
To all the benefits of being a new parent in a place like San Francisco, the city's Board of Supervisors just added another: fully paid time off.
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Antibiotic soaps containing the active ingredient triclocarban, which can be purchased in stores, could, during pregnancy and breast-feeding, alter a baby’s composition of intestinal bacteria . This could have health implications.
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Los Angeles -
Like Flint, Michigan, California is facing its own problems with lead-tainted water.
Nowhere is this clearer than the tiny town of Vernon, situated five miles south of downtown Los Angeles. Here, the Exide battery plant spewed lead for decades.
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Manchester -
According to a new study, putting either olive or sunflower oil onto a baby's skin weakens the natural defenses of the skin, leading to potential health issues.
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A new U.S. study has found that infants are more likely to catch whooping cough from their siblings and rather than from their mothers. This could change established health practices.
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The image of smiling parents, cute child in two, sauntering happily through a woodland or meandering around a shopping mall could be a myth, according to new research.
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Babies Image
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Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain - chicks get adventurous.
Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain - mother gull sitting on the nest.
A baby holding a person's finger Jason deRusha
Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain - preparing the family meal as babies wait on the roof.
The house in Pleasant Grove, Utah, where the bodies of seven babies were found in the garage. The Associated Press
Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain - stretching those wings.
Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain - parent with full beak.
Screenshot of babies with pacifier laurenseger via YouTube
Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain - family dinner.
New born babies sleep at a private hospital in India's Kolkata Dibyangshu Sarkar, AFP/File
Jude (left) & Samson (right), 3 and 2 years old respectively
Mother with two seagull babies, who fell from the nest, but seem to be doing OK where they are.
Seagulls nested on the roof of the old mill in Fuengirola, Spain mother gull with one of the babies.
A baby learning from his mother Stacy Spensley
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