Baby

New research is elucidating the effects of maternal stress during pregnancy on fetal development. The research is finding links between a mother's stress levels during pregnancy and several birth outcomes including brain development and a baby’s sex.

A new imaging study has discovered that lizard-like muscles temporarily develop in embryos across the early weeks of gestation before disappearing.

Research finds significant differences in gut bacterial diversity between babies born by caesarean and those born vaginally.

A new smartphone-based system has been designed to analyze the shape of infants' craniums.

The most advanced mini-brains yet created have begun producing brain waves resembling those of preterm babies.

A study linking autism with c-section births is criticized by experts calling it an example of correlation not equaling causation.

According to a new study, a mother's consumption of pomegranate juice could help protect the brain of her unborn baby.

New research suggests malnutrition in children can be better treated by therapeutic foods designed to boost and repair the gut microbiome. A clinical trial targeting malnourished children in Bangladesh revealed a newly developed therapeutic food is superior to conventional supplements.

Why do some extremely premature babies fail to grow while others prosper, despite similar diets? New research suggests these metabolic differences are underpinned by specific gut microbiome alterations that leave some preterm infants in a physiological state similar to fasting.

A study has uncovered associations between an infant’s gut microbiome composition at the age of 10 weeks, and the development of certain temperament traits at six months age. The research does not imply causation but adds to a growing body of evidence connecting gut bacteria with mood and behavior.

​The vast majority of neural growth for a baby occurs during the last trimester of a pregnancy. An exciting new study has demonstrated how specially composed music can aid brain growth in premature babies, resulting in neural development similar to that of full-term infants.​

​Prematurely-born babies usually have at least five or six hard-wired sensors attached to their bodies, tracking vital stats such as breathing, blood pressure, blood oxygen and heartbeat. Thanks to newly-developed technology, however, all those cumbersome wires may soon become a thing of the past.