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Money stress may slow early brain development in babies

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Babies begin forming expectations of their parents as early as their first year

Be mindful of what you do and say, because you’re being watched.A new study from Reichman University in Herzliya has revealed that as early as the first year of life, infants develop expectations ...
Medscape

ED Visits for Infant Food Reactions Rise in the Era of Early Food Introduction

A single-institution US study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global has reported a steady rise in ...

Infant brain development reflects families' financial ability to meet everyday needs

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...
Science Daily

Breastfeeding is associated with a 33% reduction in first-year post-perinatal infant mortality

Among nearly 10 million US infants born between 2016 and 2018, breastfed babies were 33% less likely to die during the post-perinatal period (day 7-364) than infants who were not breastfed, reports a ...
Politifact

Infant mortality rose for first time in 20 years, but no evidence ties it to COVID-19 vaccines

The U.S. infant mortality rate rose 3% in 2022, the first year-to-year increase in 20 years, a Nov. 1 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health ...
Chicago Tribune

Infant deaths have risen for the first time in 20 years

The number of American babies who died before their first birthdays rose last year, significantly increasing the nation’s infant mortality rate for the first time in two decades, according to ...