Shocking! Heartbreaking video of babies born addicted to drugs - Watch
The condition can cause infants to tremble, struggle to eat and often choke during feeds.
Jul 25, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Boy babies at greater risk of pregnancy complications
The study found that boys are more likely to be born spontaneously pre-term. Boys showed a 27 per cent higher risk for a pre-term birth between 20-24 weeks' gestation, 24 per cent higher risk for a pre-term birth between 30-33 weeks and 17 per cent higher risk for pre-term birth between 34-36 weeks.
Jul 12, 2016, 16:31 PM IST
Reasons why you should let your kids eat dirt!
Microbial exposure during early life has been linked to greater protection from illnesses such as allergies, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), asthma, obesity, diabetes, etc, later in life.
Jun 16, 2016, 12:46 PM IST
Premature babies at greater of risk of osteoporosis in adulthood
Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become weak and brittle.
May 30, 2016, 14:16 PM IST
WHO for stringent laws against breast milk substitutes
WHO recommends that babies are fed nothing but breast milk for their first 6 months, after which they should continue breastfeeding as well as eating other safe and nutritionally adequate foods until 2 years of age or beyond.
May 18, 2016, 09:30 AM IST
Drinking soft drinks during pregnancy can make infants fat
A study suggests that pregnant women should not consume artificially sweetened beverages as it can make infants fat.
May 10, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Parents stay more worried about kids born premature
Parents of very premature babies are more worried about their grown-up child's lives than parents whose babies are born in full term, says a study.
Mar 26, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
Kashmir: Two babies abandoned by parents
Two babies aged less than one month are abandoned by parents in Kashmir. To know more, watch the full news.
Mar 15, 2016, 13:13 PM IST
Feeding babies peanuts cuts allergy risk
Overall, the study saw a 74 percent relative reduction in the prevalence of peanut allergy in those who consumed peanut compared to those who avoided.
Mar 05, 2016, 10:07 AM IST
Vaginal seeding: What is it and why is it an unsafe practice?
This method was applied for caesarean babies since studies showed that the process can partially reduce the difference between the biomes of babies delivered by different methods.
Feb 28, 2016, 14:32 PM IST
Planning for a C-section by choice? Know the risks!
While C-sections are required to safe the life of a mother and baby, they carry more risks compared with a vaginal birth.
Feb 15, 2016, 12:40 PM IST
Baby's asthma risk rises if mom-to-be uses paracetamol
The findings, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, showed that 5.7 percent of the children had current asthma at age three, and 5.1 percent had asthma at age seven.
Feb 10, 2016, 13:06 PM IST
Air pollution increases asthma risk in babies
In addition, children born with a low birth weight were more susceptible to the respiratory effects of air pollution, the study showed.
Feb 09, 2016, 15:24 PM IST
Zika Virus: All you need to know about the vector-borne disease - Part II
The Zika virus that has been rapidly spreading over the past few days, most prominently in Brazil, has now been reported to have been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America
Jan 31, 2016, 22:47 PM IST
Zika Virus: All you need to know about the vector-borne disease
The Zika virus that has been rapidly spreading over the past few days, most prominently in Brazil, has now been reported to have been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America
Jan 31, 2016, 22:46 PM IST
Zika virus: All you need to know about the mosquito-borne disease
The Zika virus that has been rapidly spreading over the past few days, most prominently in Brazil, has now been reported to have been found in 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America.
Jan 27, 2016, 21:39 PM IST
Cranberry can help fight urinary tract infections in babies
Cranberry extract possesses anti-inflammatory properties, which can improve kidney disease following kidney infection and reflux, present in other patients, the findings showed.
Jan 19, 2016, 16:37 PM IST
Babies learn turn-taking much before they can speak
Taking turns to respond to each other is a key part of conversation and babies learn the technique at around six months of age, long before infants know much about language, says a new study.
Jan 02, 2016, 17:27 PM IST
This app will tell what baby's cries actually mean
When the baby cries, the user needs to do push the recording button for 10 seconds, and the sounds will be uploaded to the Cloud Drive.
Jan 01, 2016, 18:15 PM IST
Screen time can turn your baby into late bloomer
In a world where "screen time" is becoming simply "time," a new research has revealed that screen-based activities can't replace personal interactions.
Dec 08, 2015, 13:18 PM IST
