Caregivers celebrate many milestones between a baby's birth and their first birthday. During these 12 months, many infants go from being unable to support their head to crawling and standing, and from ...

Objective To examine the relationship between postpartum physical activity and maternal postnatal cardiometabolic health, breastfeeding, injury, and infant growth and development. Design Systematic ...

Infants' activity while sleeping is rhythmic, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. The findings provide ...

New research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) finds that prolonged and/or repeated exposure to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) anesthetic agents (sevoflurane, ...

Researchers found that when the adult talked and played socially with a 5-month-old baby, the baby's brain activity particularly increased in regions responsible for attention -- and the level of this ...

A team of investigators from six universities across the U.S. reports that an intervention designed to reduce poverty had a direct impact on children's brain development. After one year of monthly ...

A psychologist found that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming words are directly linked to the baby's heart rate. The soft, gentle murmurs of a baby's first expressions, like ...

You may think toddlers are too young to play outdoors, but there are several sports for 2-year-olds to enjoy. Sports for toddlers help them stay active and have various health benefits. Read on to ...

Through the Infant Development Project, researchers in the Interdisciplinary Lab for Social Development explored how early brain activity relates to the flexibility of infants’ social interactions and ...