Babies News

Regulators in the U.K. are said to be close to approving a new mitochondrial replacement technique for creating embryos with less risk of developing certain heritable diseases.

The U.S. FDA is seeking public comments on a new technology that has the potential to circumvent mitochondrial diseases by producing embryos using DNA from three people.

Researchers suggest that a standard prenatal tests should be stopped and that a new prenatal DNA test should become the new standard to detect Down syndrome in fetuses.

With Valentine's Day approaching, a leading expert in fertility, Dr. John Rapisarda, has debunked 10 common sex myths for couples trying to conceive.

Babies seem to react best to certain sounds (dubbed "happy sounds" by a research team). Scientists are starting to figure out exactly why these sounds are so alluring to infants.

In a rather rare occurrence this New Year's, two sets of twin babies were born in separate years, in two different countries. There will be no fighting over birthdays in these two families.

Lotions, shampoos and other personal care products (PCPs) could be exposing babies to harmful chemicals over a period of time, according to new research conducted in the U.S.

A new study warns that many medications commonly given to newborns have not been officially approved for use for babies.

Number of U.S. pregnancies resulting in three or more babies has gone down since 1998. This coincides with the use of IVF treatments.

A LiveLeak.com video of sleepy newborn twins in a bath has reached over 2 million views in one day. The narrative following the video is that the twins have yet to wake from birth.