Baby Health

Marriage Problems for Parents, Sleep Problems for Baby

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Women and Sleep, Napping, Bedroom and Sleep Environment, Sleep Hygiene, Men and Sleep, Health, Behavior, Couples and Sleep, Parents and Sleep, Anxiety and Stress, Mood, Disordered Sleep, Fatigue, Sleep Research, Children and Sleep, New Parents Sleep, Infant Sleeping Problems, Infant Sleep, Women Sleep, Baby Health, Love & Sex, Women News
Dr. Michael J. Breus

Here's some sobering, if unsurprising, news: A recent study indicates that strength of your marriage can have an effect on your baby's sleep. Research...

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Baby Health Quiz: 6 Questions to Test Your Knowledge

Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Baby Illness Warnings, Neonatal Teeth, Baby Health, Infants, Parenting, Babies, Baby Illness Warning Signs, Child Health, Infant Health, Healthy Living News
Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan

Babies can have obscure conditions and display unusual signs not typically addressed in these books. The following questions will test your knowledge of some of the lesser-known baby body signs and syndromes.

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Pregnant Women Urged To Get Flu Shots

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Flu Shot, Health During Pregnancy, Pregnancy Health, Health, Mother and Baby Health, Baby Health, Flu Shots, Flu Shot Side Effects, Healthy Pregnancy, Flu Season, Healthy Living News

WASHINGTON — Flu season may not sound as scary for pregnant women this year as last – but they're still at high risk and need that shot, s...

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Baby Photos Can Reflect Serious Eye Disorders

Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eye-Disease, Babies, Children's Health, Eye Cancer, Baby Health, Baby Symptoms, Coats' Disease, Retinoblastoma, Health, Healthy Living News
Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan

Besides the overwhelming joy it brings, a baby's photo can give parents useful -- and potentially lifesaving -- information about their baby's health.

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Using Your 5 Senses to Make Sense of Your Baby's Body Signs

Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Parenting, Baby Talk, Baby Health, Baby Language, Baby Symptoms, Babies, Baby, Healthy Living News
Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD and Jacqueline Egan

Not all babies with medical problems display obvious signs. In fact, many medical conditions manifest with signs that can be easily deemed too insignificant for a doctor's attention.

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Good Night, Sleep Tight

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Toddlers, Early Childhood Development, Menendez Brothers, Milestones, Parenting, Mothering, Baby Health, Motherhood, Babies, Healthy Living News
Meredith Lopez

18-month-old babies are really just a blend of teenagers, cavepeople, and puppies. They're moody, whiny, stubborn, willful, strongly opinionated, hyper, distractible, and stupidly curious.

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British Doctors Use Inert Gas To Save Baby

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Riley Joyce, Great Britain, Bristol, Inert Gas, Brain Injury, Baby Health, Babies, Xenon Gas, Healthy Living News

LONDON — British doctors say they have used an inert gas to prevent brain injury in a baby boy who was born in critical condition. The treatmen...

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Got Breast Milk? First We Need Equity

Amie Newman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Breastfeeding, Reproductive Rights, RH Reality Check, Health Care Reform, Pregnancy, Parenting, Feminism, Pumping, Childbirth, Baby Health, Babies, Healthy Living News
Amie Newman

A study that finds that breastfeeding saves money and lives is not earth-shattering. Society must expand its notion of what women need to feed their babies from birth and beyond.

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The (New) Great Debate

Dr. Cara Natterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Autism, Autism Vaccines, Vaccines, Vaccine Debate, Vaccination, Baby Health, Babies, Politics News
Dr. Cara Natterson

In my office, when parents tell me they just want to wait before they give their children vaccines, I explain that this is a choice not to vaccinate.

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Eco Parenting: 7 Great Reads

TheDailyGreen.com | Annie Bell Muzaurieta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eco Parenting Eco-Parenting, Green Parenting, Books, Green, Baby Safety, Baby Health, Green Living, Parenting, Green News

Get A Jump-Start On Summer Reading With These New Books for Green Parents, Shopaholics, Kids - Even Eco Babies! This book comes from Christopher Ga...

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