Although the babies look adorable, images of sleeping infants on their stomachs that are used in media may be promoting unsafe practices. Click to read more.
Babies
India succeeded in eliminating polio through immunizations, but only 44% of children under age 2 get vaccinated. The government plans to change that. Click to read more.
India answers the call to vaccinate children
A new study from Japan echoes the sentiments of advocates for attachment parenting and mothers world over: holding a fussing baby can calm them down and let you get to the root of their dissatisfaction.
Hold tight: Carry your baby to calm her down
A study finds that women bear the brunt of household responsibilities when a baby is born, even though both men and women think they are sharing it equally.
Working mothers are awesome, their husbands not so much
Around the world, records over the the past few hundred years have shown that sex ratios at birth have favored males. Click to read more.
Sex ratio: historically, more males have been born
Cradle cap looks like patches of a yellowish to brown flaky or scaly substance present on an infant's scalp. This condition is common among young babies.
What you need to know about cradle cap
According to a new study, even if you thought you’d have many kids, the arrival of your first child could put you off altogether. Click to know more.
Couples less happy after their first child: Study
Research has confirmed what many fathers have bemoaned, that along with children comes unwanted weight gain. Read on to know more.
Small ones cause fathers to get bigger
Research has shown that following a healthy diet and an exercise regimen through your pregnancy can protect against gaining extra weight. Click to know more.
Balanced diet, exercise essential during pregnancy
Research shows that babies learn more when events challenge their natural-born knowledge of the world. You can learn more by clicking on the link.
Unpredictable situations helps babies learn better
Lead poisoning is a serious risk for young kids. Click to learn more about the causes and symptoms of lead poisoning.
Everything you need to know about lead poisoning
Some experts suggest parents treat sleep as a learned behaviour in children. Read on to know how to teach your toddler to soothe himself to sleep.
Teach your toddler to soothe himself to sleep
Joking around can help your toddlers learn valuable life skills. Click to learn more.
Joking around helps toddlers learn
In case you needed it, research finds that eating the placenta after a birth has no benefit to a woman, and may cause harm. Click to read more.
Warning: Don’t eat the placenta
Click to know more how new mothers are bogged down by too much health advice.
Health advice stresses out new mothers
Here are the detail steps to go about the child adoption process.
Child adoption process and rules in India
Oxytocin has a much greater role to play in our physiology than simply causing us to 'fall in love'. Here’s what you should know about benefits of oxytocin.
Benefits of oxytocin – the love hormone
Every pregnancy is different and it varies from woman to woman. In addition to a missed period here are the most common early signs of pregnancy.
9 most common early signs of pregnancy
Here are five essential health benefits of folate which is needed to make DNA in the body as well as other genetic material.
5 health benefits of folate
The bigger the family, the greater the chance that someone will be infected with a virus at any time. That translates into more sick days.
In big families, be prepared for many sick days
Research shows that increase in hormones during pregnancy affects memory. This may affect the use of hormone replacement therapy for postmenopausal women.