Spontaneous, random baby movements aid development of their sensorimotor system, according to new research. Detailed motion capture of newborns and infants was combined with a musculoskeletal computer ...

Cerebral palsy is a common disorder caused by a disturbance to the fetal or newborn brain. The injury usually occurs before birth or shortly thereafter, but signs of cerebral palsy may not be visible ...

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, 18 March 2025 – A pioneering peer-reviewed research study published in Brain Medicine provides compelling evidence that maternal infections during pregnancy can have lasting ...

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A new study from Spain reveals that babies born to mothers exposed to higher air pollution levels in pregnancy show signs of slower brain myelination, a subtle but telling shift in how early brain ...

Infant sleep patterns and emotional regulation are important for healthy development, but it is challenging to get real-time insights into infant behavior. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

Every pregnancy journey is different, but there's a good chance your baby bump is showing at 5 months pregnant, so while you may have kept it a secret, with your growing bump, you won't be able to for ...

Being a new parent can be scary, and it can be even scarier when you have a newborn with hypoglycemia. However, newborn hypoglycemia, also called neonatal hypoglycemia, is very common. The American ...