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COVID-19 doesn’t have to jump from mother to newborn

A pregnant person in a straw hat and blue shirt

How do we know if medicines are safe during pregnancies?

By Jyoti Madhusoodanan / Undark

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Black mothers face high death rates. Now they have to contend with climate change, too.

By Candice Wang

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COVID-19 is separating parents from their newborns

By Katharine Gammon/Undark

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Improving your baby’s bone health starts in the womb

Why a decline in US birth rates could actually help our economy

Jacques Kleynhans illustration

Why you’re powerless to ignore a crying baby

By Sara Chodosh

Forceps changed the way people give birth

Forceps changed the way people give birth

By Neel Shah/The Conversation

Despite appearances, your cat does love you

Despite appearances, your cat does love you

A tiny Polish village has had nothing but baby girls for a decade—and that’s actually pretty normal

A tiny Polish village has had nothing but baby girls for a decade—and that’s actually pretty normal

By Craig Anderson/The Conversation

Nutrition advice for babies and toddlers has been fraught with errors. That’s about to change.

Nutrition advice for babies and toddlers has been fraught with errors. That’s about to change.

By Donavyn Coffey

The U.S. could prevent more than half of its pregnancy-related deaths

The U.S. could prevent more than half of its pregnancy-related deaths

By Sara Chodosh

baby steps across football field

This woman counted literal baby steps, and they walk farther than you’d think

By Sara Chodosh

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone

By Nicole Wetsman

Engineering HIV-resistant babies may have accidentally changed their brains

By Claire Maldarelli

Children suffer more from air pollution, but our policies don’t reflect that

Children suffer more from air pollution, but our policies don’t reflect that

By Nicole Wetsman

a man looks at several babies in an incubator

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: strange sneezes and how sideshows saved 6,500 babies

By Rachel Feltman

a newborn baby's wrist with a hospital bracelet on it

Do you really want to know what’s in your baby’s genome?

Teething necklaces, gels, and rings can be dangerous. Here’s what to use instead.

By Sara Chodosh

baby feet under blanket

The gene-edited Chinese twins represent a multi-generational ethical quandary

baby born uterus transplant

This healthy baby came out of a dead person’s uterus

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

Scientists ‘went rogue’ and genetically engineered two human babies—or at least claimed to

Cleaning your baby’s pacifier with spit might have surprising benefits

Cleaning your baby’s pacifier with spit might have surprising benefits

By Sara Chodosh

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

By Sara Chodosh

Do household cleaners make kids obese? Here’s why it’s too soon to tell.

Do household cleaners make kids obese? Here’s why it’s too soon to tell.

By Neel V. Patel

a baby in a saucer

Baby walkers have never been safe. Why are companies still selling them?

By Sara Chodosh

What to know about breastfeeding

What to know about breastfeeding

By Sara Chodosh

They don’t make baby poop like they did in 1926, that’s for sure. Here’s why scientists care.

They don’t make baby poop like they did in 1926, that’s for sure. Here’s why scientists care.

By Claire Maldarelli

It might be possible to remodel a baby’s microbiome

It might be possible to remodel a baby’s microbiome

By Claire Maldarelli

Babies understand that getting what you want in life means putting in the effort

Babies understand that getting what you want in life means putting in the effort

By Claire Maldarelli

That baby food ‘study’ that found ‘dangerous chemicals’ is probably garbage

That baby food ‘study’ that found ‘dangerous chemicals’ is probably garbage

By Sara Chodosh

These early parenting decisions might change a baby’s health

These early parenting decisions might change a baby’s health

By Claire Maldarelli

We know shockingly little about the effects of drinking during pregnancy

We know shockingly little about the effects of drinking during pregnancy

By Sara Chodosh

7 things happening in health and science today that aren’t the eclipse

By Sara Chodosh

U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos

U.S. researchers have used gene editing to combat heart disease in human embryos

By Claire Maldarelli

Stop eating your damn placentas

Stop eating your damn placentas

By Sara Chodosh

An egg a day could help babies grow bigger and taller

An egg a day could help babies grow bigger and taller

By Sara Chodosh

Kids with books

Reading with your baby will help her for the rest of her life

By Sara Chodosh

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies

These animal moms go to extreme lengths to feed their babies

By Jennifer Verdolin

This ‘artificial womb’ is like science fiction—but uteruses aren’t out of a job yet

This ‘artificial womb’ is like science fiction—but uteruses aren’t out of a job yet

By Rachel Feltman

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby

By Sara Chodosh

How To Make A Baby Without An Egg

How To Make A Baby Without An Egg

By Sara Chodosh

Check Out The First-Ever Shark Sonogram

By Samantha Cole

Squishy Embryos Might Be The Most Viable

Squishy Embryos Might Be The Most Viable

By Alexandra Ossola

Scientists Manually Transmit Mom’s Microbiome To C-Section Babies

Scientists Manually Transmit Mom’s Microbiome To C-Section Babies

By Alexandra Ossola

More And More Twins Are Being Born In The U.S.

More And More Twins Are Being Born In The U.S.

By Alexandra Ossola

Kindergarteners Who Share May Be Successful in the Long Run

Kindergarteners Who Share May Be Successful in the Long Run

Nurturing a Baby’s Microbiome, Before and After Birth

Nurturing a Baby’s Microbiome, Before and After Birth

To Predict Future Diseases, Doctors Will Map Newborns’ Genes

To Predict Future Diseases, Doctors Will Map Newborns’ Genes

By Rachel Fobar

Learning to Hear With Their Brains

Learning to Hear With Their Brains

What’s that, again? How short, repeated phrases may further your tots’ speech

What’s that, again? How short, repeated phrases may further your tots’ speech

Pretty Big Liars: How Kids Tell Who’s Telling the Truth

Pretty Big Liars: How Kids Tell Who’s Telling the Truth

What Makes A Child Prodigy?

What Makes A Child Prodigy?

Winter Babies Are On the Move

Winter Babies Are On the Move

The Keyboard’s Strange Impact On Your Baby’s Name

The Keyboard’s Strange Impact On Your Baby’s Name

Screen Strain: Why The TV Your Kids See Does Matter

Screen Strain: Why The TV Your Kids See Does Matter

How to See the Future In Kids’ Drawings

How to See the Future In Kids’ Drawings

Scientists Have No Idea Why U.S. Teens Are Having Fewer Babies Than Ever

Scientists Have No Idea Why U.S. Teens Are Having Fewer Babies Than Ever

By Francie Diep

What Does a Baby Find Cute?

What Does a Baby Find Cute?

Infant Possibilities

Infant Possibilities

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

How do babies learn to know when they gotta go?

How do babies learn to know when they gotta go?

No, You Can’t Teach Your Baby To Read

No, You Can’t Teach Your Baby To Read

Gaming System Helps Young Babies Kick Their Way To Health

Gaming System Helps Young Babies Kick Their Way To Health

I Got It From My Momma: 4 Surprising Things To Thank Mom For

I Got It From My Momma: 4 Surprising Things To Thank Mom For