When does your baby develop a heartbeat? A baby's heartbeat (at this point a fluttering of cells) starts as early as to 4 weeks after conception or 6 weeks after the first day of the last menstrual ...

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Healthy vision is integral to a baby learning early literacy skills. To support literacy and vision development, parents should read to their child early on, limit screen time and watch out for any ...

Which baby gyms are best? Aside from the rare superhuman baby able to bench press their body weight from birth, most babies require gyms to help them hit necessary developmental milestones. Instead of ...

Nutrition plays an important role in the diet of a pregnant woman. And there’s one nutrient that French biochemist Jessie ...

I have been writing about parents, with a focus on mothers and daughters, for over 20 years and if I had to choose one specific finding that was all-important to understanding infant-child development ...

“Kangaroo care,” the practice of cuddling newborns directly against a parent’s bare skin, is known for its benefits, such as the regulation of the baby’s body temperature and heart rate. It is also ...

Preeclampsia can reduce blood flow to the fetus, restricting their food and oxygen supply. This, in turn, can affect development and may result in a low birth weight or preterm birth. In severe cases, ...