Engage your children with music NOW. Here’s why
By 6 months of age, when infants are highly experienced in face-to-face musical games and are developing increasingly sophisticated rhythmic and communicative behaviors like babbling, they were more than four times as likely to look to the singers` eyes synchronized to the musical beats.
Nov 03, 2022, 14:47 PM IST
Delhi: Eight arrested for selling newborns to childless couples
Four babies have been rescued so far, the police sources said, adding that it is being probed whether the newborns were kidnapped from hospitals.
Sep 04, 2018, 06:18 AM IST
Three in every five newborns not breastfed in first hour of life
According to UNICEF and WHO report, newborns who breastfeed in the first hour of life are significantly more likely to survive.
Jul 31, 2018, 12:10 PM IST
Pakistan is the riskiest country for newborns: UNICEF report
The report said that after Pakistan, the Central African Republic is the next riskiest country for newborns, and Afghanistan is the third.
Feb 21, 2018, 13:04 PM IST
6 lakh newborns die within 28 days of birth in India each year: UNICEF
The first 28 days of life – the neonatal period – are the most vulnerable time for a child's survival.
Feb 20, 2018, 11:10 AM IST
India may be on the verge of becoming the most populous nation - Here's why
Among those children, some will unfortunately not make it past their first day.
Eggs improve biomarkers related to infant brain development
Choline (a nutrient that acts like vitamin B) and DHA (an omega-3 fatty acid that serves as a structural component of the brain) play vital roles in infant brain development and function.
Dec 22, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Newborns under stress feel more pain but don't express it
Stressed newborn babies brains show a heightened response to pain, but the baby is unlikely to express it by crying, a study reveals.
Dec 04, 2017, 17:28 PM IST
Pre-pregnancy obesity increases autism risk in newborns
The findings suggested that autism risk increased up to 36 percent and Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADHD) risk increased up to 62 percent for the babies of obese women.
Nov 25, 2017, 13:21 PM IST
IVF babies at greater heart disease risk, says study
Increased risk of congenital heart defects in newborns when women become pregnant via in vitro fertilization
Nov 23, 2017, 20:34 PM IST
How breastmilk helps combat food allergies in newborns
These protective cells also persist after antibodies from the mother are gone, promoting long-term tolerance to the food.
Nov 21, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
World Prematurity Day: Smog in India can be venom for your preemie
One out of every four premature deaths in India in 2015, or some 2.5 million, was attributed to pollution, according to the study released in October by The Lancet Medical Journal.
Nov 17, 2017, 08:45 AM IST
India among five countries responsible for 50% newborn deaths
Despite the progress, neonatal deaths defined as deaths during the first 28 days of life accounted for 46 percent or 7,000 every day.
Oct 20, 2017, 11:31 AM IST
Moms-to-be beware! Taking antibiotics during pregnancy may up risk of birth defects in babies
A new study has revealed that women should not take certain antibiotics during their preganancy as it increases the risk of major birth defects in newborn.
Jul 19, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Newborn baby nibbled by rats at Rajasthan hospital
The incident occurred on Monday at MG Hospital in Banswara, which is over 500 km from state capital Jaipur.
Jun 13, 2017, 14:10 PM IST
Here's why you shouldn't sleep next to your baby
They found that babies who shared a room at four months were more likely to have a blanket, pillow or other unapproved object that could increase chances of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the sudden unexplained death of a child less than one year of age.
Jun 09, 2017, 11:19 AM IST
Maternal sleep apnea may elevate birth defects in infants
Obstructive sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder which occurs when a person's throat muscles intermittently relax and block the airways during sleep and causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep.
Jun 04, 2017, 12:50 PM IST
Micronutrients deficiency most prevalent health condition among newborns: Experts
Every day, over 6,000 children die in India under the age of five and more than half of these deaths are caused by micronutrient malnutrition-primarily due to lack of Vitamin A, iron, iodine, zinc and folic acid.
Jun 03, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
Newborn baby walking immediately after birth has social media in awe! - WATCH VIDEO
The video that went viral as soon as it was posted, shows a newborn baby – just fresh out of its mother's womb – draped over a nurse's arm and actually balancing on its feet and walking on the bed as if it's the most common thing ever!
May 28, 2017, 16:31 PM IST
Premature newborns' vital signs to be monitored by new wireless camera system
The optical system cameras are sensitive enough to detect minute changes in skin colour.
Apr 10, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
