Any signs of mental health struggles during pregnancy should be quickly addressed for the good of the child's development, ...

A new study has found an association between odd- and branched-chain fatty acid (OBCFA) levels in breast milk and infant ...

Spontaneous, random baby movements aid development of their sensorimotor system, according to new research. Detailed motion capture of newborns and infants was combined with a musculoskeletal computer ...

Scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ways to identify children at risk for future ...

Infant sleep patterns and emotional regulation are important for healthy development, but it is challenging to get real-time insights into infant behavior. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

Treating depression with interpersonal psychotherapy during pregnancy influences infant brain development and early emotional function.

The connection between a mother and her baby begins long before birth, with the mother-infant dyad in utero one of the most studied relationships in medicine. But that bond doesn’t end at delivery. In ...

The COVID-19 pandemic created conditions that threatened children’s healthy development. Scientists and physicians raised concerns early in the pandemic, pointing out that increased parental stress, ...

The pandemic created disruption and family stress that may have lasting effects on young children’s social and emotional development. A Save the Children report released Tuesday found that children in ...