Infant Development

The study, published in Biological Psychology, highlights the growing importance of understanding how infants interact with technology and the potential impact of robots on early social development.

Shares of Nestle India on Thursday declined over 3 per cent amid reports that the global FMCG major sold infant milk products with more sugar content in less developed countries.

In this Instagram video, a father gives his infant son a football and a goalpost, and the boy develops into a skilled player.

The early warning indicators identified by the researchers include observable biological characteristics, demographic characteristics and socio-economic factors of households, mothers and newborns.

A rare medical case has come to light in Bihar's Motihari, where a foetus has developed inside the stomach of a 40-day-old infant

In a major development in the controversial "baby kidnap" case, the Child Welfare Committee here has issued an order directing the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare (KSCCW) to bring back the child to Kerala in the next five days.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year.

Breastfeeding is a blessing for both mother and the baby. It required for optimum nutrition of the baby for the first six months, and reduces the risk of cancer in mother. Dr Deepika Sood elaborates more on the benefits.

Scientists have developed a human embryo "blueprint" using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early stages of infant development, new research showed Thursday.

MIT scientists have developed a new ultrasound technique that does not require contact with the body to see inside a patient, an advance that may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places.

Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.

A four-day-old infant died after being shuttled between two wings of a government hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly for over three hours on Wednesday. The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended the presiding doctor of one hospital wing and initiated departmental action against the official in charge of the other.

An Indian engineer whose low-cost neonatal breathing device has saved the lives of new-born babies across small towns of India, has won the 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General''s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in London.

Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.

The new results suggest that smoking in pregnancy could lead to changes in the regulation of the genes that play an important role in fat cell development and, by extension, obesity.

The study, published in Biological Psychology, highlights the growing importance of understanding how infants interact with technology and the potential impact of robots on early social development.

Shares of Nestle India on Thursday declined over 3 per cent amid reports that the global FMCG major sold infant milk products with more sugar content in less developed countries.

In this Instagram video, a father gives his infant son a football and a goalpost, and the boy develops into a skilled player.

The early warning indicators identified by the researchers include observable biological characteristics, demographic characteristics and socio-economic factors of households, mothers and newborns.

A rare medical case has come to light in Bihar's Motihari, where a foetus has developed inside the stomach of a 40-day-old infant

In a major development in the controversial "baby kidnap" case, the Child Welfare Committee here has issued an order directing the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare (KSCCW) to bring back the child to Kerala in the next five days.

The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for the urgent development of a vaccine against a bacterial infection responsible for nearly 150,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year.

Breastfeeding is a blessing for both mother and the baby. It required for optimum nutrition of the baby for the first six months, and reduces the risk of cancer in mother. Dr Deepika Sood elaborates more on the benefits.

Scientists have developed a human embryo "blueprint" using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early stages of infant development, new research showed Thursday.

MIT scientists have developed a new ultrasound technique that does not require contact with the body to see inside a patient, an advance that may help remotely image and assess health of infants, burn victims, and accident survivors in hard-to-reach places.

Japan manages a rare feat for a developed country when it comes to feeding its children -- high scores for nutrition but very low obesity rates. One major key? School lunches.

A four-day-old infant died after being shuttled between two wings of a government hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly for over three hours on Wednesday. The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended the presiding doctor of one hospital wing and initiated departmental action against the official in charge of the other.

An Indian engineer whose low-cost neonatal breathing device has saved the lives of new-born babies across small towns of India, has won the 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General''s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award in London.

Father's day 2019: Involvement of father is even related to health of infants, including better breastfeeding rate and better weight gain among preterm infants. Read here to know how important is having a father figure for children.

The new results suggest that smoking in pregnancy could lead to changes in the regulation of the genes that play an important role in fat cell development and, by extension, obesity.