Infant weight and weight gain are positively associated with later obesity, but whether there is a particular critical time during infancy remains uncertain. In a cohort representing 28 340 children ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A more mature microbiome at age 1 year decreased odds for atopic wheeze at age 1 year and 4 years. There was no ...

The way obese women feed and interact with their children early in infancy might lay the foundations for obesity later in childhood. A small pilot study published this month in Nutrition Journal found ...

Many parents think that the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep is just a normal part of infancy, but a new study shows early sleep issues carry through to childhood Many parents think that the ...

A study found that not being infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the first year of life was associated with a decreased risk of developing asthma in childhood. A study published by The ...

Nine-month-old infants regularly cared for by someone other than a parent appear to have higher rates of unfavorable feeding practices and to weigh more than infants cared for only by parents, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Children exposed to three specific species of molds may be more likely to develop asthma during childhood, ...

The inconsolable crying some infants go through, known as colic, is associated with migraine headaches later in childhood, researchers report in the April 17 Journal of the American Medical ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. It might seem a little counterintuitive, but the best time to start thinking about child care is before you have a ...