Unwanted, intrusive thoughts about infant harm are a normal, common feature of new parenthood, not necessarily a sign that a parent poses a danger to their child.
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Human infant helplessness is not a weakness to be outgrown. It is an evolved trait that may be central to our ability to care for others.
Research has shown physio improves physical and cognitive outcomes for babies with cerebral palsy.
Starvation and malnutrition are harmful for anyone. But for infants the impact can be profound and lasting.
If you feel burping is helpful to your baby, then keep doing what you’re doing. If trying to burp your baby after every feed is stressing you or your baby out, then you don’t have to keep doing it.
COVID-19 vaccination has been shown to be safe in pregnancy, and protects both the mother and infant from severe disease. It’s now also clear that infants’ antibody protection continues after birth.
Being pregnant and giving birth during the pandemic meant disruptions in pregnancy care and birth experiences, as well as detrimental effects on mental health and birth outcomes.
Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.
Our study found babies born via medical or surgical intervention were at increased risk of health problems, from jaundice and feeding issues, to diabetes, respiratory infections and eczema.
Domperidone raises levels of prolactin, which increases the production of breast milk. It’s safe for mothers and babies, but not all women will experience the same increase in milk volume.
The message given to new parents is the higher the infant weight gain the better. Yet being a big baby and growing fast is a risk factor for childhood obesity.
An extensive amount of research has shown a direct link between air quality and fetal and infant health. Cleaner air has saved lives – and money.
The world outside the womb is full of new sensations for a newborn. New research is explaining how they navigate it.
Becoming a parent is commonly imagined to be a joyful and “natural” life event. The reality is often very different. In the early weeks and months of life with a first baby, parents must master new skills…
Infants may use their caregiver’s touches to learn new words, according to a recent study. Researchers, led by Amanda Seidl…
Media products that claim to teach babies to read don’t work, new research by New York University shows. The study led by…
Babies who develop leukaemia in their first few years of life seem to inherit a rare combination of genes from their parents…
There are still a large number of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUIDs) due to unsafe sleep environments. Such deaths can…
Infants who are fed on demand perform better on IQ tests that infants who are fed on a schedule, new research has shown…
Philosophers Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva have received an avalanche of abusive comments and emails following the publication of their paper on “post-birth abortion” in last week’s Journal of…
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Professor of Psychology and Head of Department, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Adjunct Professor of Wellbeing, RMIT University
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor & Deputy Director, The Ritchie Centre, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Adelaide University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Nicole Rinehart, Professor, Clinical Psychology, Director of the Neurodevelopment Program, School of Psychological Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University
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Professor in Breastfeeding Research, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Western Sydney University
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Research Assistant Professor of Physics and Oncology, Georgetown University
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Professor and Lead of Critical Mental Health, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Channel 7 CRF Fellow in Medicines Use and Safety, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology