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Mother with short pink hair kissing newborn in hospital after induced labor at 39 weeks
Health

Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces the need for some C-sections

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Close-up of children's diapers stacked in a piles
Technology

Dirty diapers could be recycled into cheap, sturdy concrete

By Andrew Paul

Baby with brown eyes and brown hair laying on their back. The baby is sleeping in a crib, not a bed, to prevent SIDS.
Health

This is the safest way to sleep with your baby

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Mother and baby in black and white photos in an album to show postpartum depression vs. postpartum psychosis
Health

The important difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Baby with RSV in hospital ventilator. Nurse with blue glove is holding their foot.
Health

Fighting RSV in babies starts with a mother’s antibodies

By Ben Guarino

a baby feeds on a bottle
Health

The FDA investigated the ongoing baby formula shortage. Here’s what it found.

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

a pile of small circulate button batteries
Health

More babies are swallowing button batteries—and it can be deadly

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

people watching firework show
DIY

Babies and pets might freak out during fireworks shows, but you can help them relax

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Two ultrasounds of fetal and maternal placental tissues
Health

Placentas are full of secrets. These researchers want to unlock them.

By Ella Weaver

A baby in a stroller drinking formula from a bottle held by a woman.
Health

3 solutions for when you can’t find your baby’s formula

By Alexandra Frost

bottle and breast pump on a desk
DIY

Breast pumps have barely evolved, but you can still make them better

By Alexandra Frost

a close-up of a woman with brown eyes showing her nose
Science

Sniffing this odorless molecule could make you more aggressive—or more docile

By Kate Baggaley

Parent and child engaging in baby talk and language development in a cartoon
Environment

Baby talk isn’t just cute—it’s critical for kids’ vocabularies

By Sarah Witman

two children swimming on a beach
Science

The best ages for kids to learn to read, speak new languages, and other skills

By Erin Fennessy

a pregnant person touches their belly
Health

A simple blood test could save new mothers. Why aren’t more doctors using it?

By Sarah Yahr Tucker

pregnant person holding their belly
Health

A new drug could help treat perinatal depression

By Philip Kiefer

a woman in a gas mask holds a baby doll inside a covered apparatus
Technology

11 terrifying childcare inventions from the early 20th century

By Denise Ngo

10 absolutely wild facts about babies
Health

10 absolutely wild facts about babies

By Lauren Leffer

a person who is pregnant
Health

What pregnant, breastfeeding, and prospective parents should know about the COVID-19 vaccines

By Kat Eschner

aid workers in Africa go door-to-door to deliver accurate information about Covid-19
Health

COVID-19 could make malaria surge, but African aid workers are fighting back

By Ashley Stumvoll/Undark