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Study: educational videos don’t help babies learn vocabulary

A recent study has added to the evidence that educational videos aren’t helpful for babies trying to acquire new vocabulary.
Many companies creating media directed at infants have claimed that infants can learn vocabulary through the media. Those claims have largely been unsubstantiated until recently.
A new study out of the University of California-Riverside that infants likely [...]

Motor skill development in babies linked to learning

The motor skill development of babies has been linked to learning and behavior issues by a major British study.
New research has found that it may be beneficial to monitor the development of motor skills in babies in order to identify those children that may require learning assistance later in childhood.
The Millennium Cohort Study, conducted by [...]

UK doctors and nurses issued warning about antibiotics for babies

UK doctors and nurses are being warned about the dangers of adverse reactions to babies that receive powerful antibiotic treatments.
The National Patient Safety Agency and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health have drawn up new guidelines meant to aid doctors and nurses in the U.K. with decisions regarding antibiotics for babies.
Gentamicin, an antibiotic [...]

Down Syndrome Births Increase by One-Third

The number of babies born with Down Syndrome is up one-third in the U.S. population over the past three decades, according to new information released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The chromosomal disorder known as Down Syndrome affects approximately 1 in 800 births in the United States.
The genetic condition occurs when an [...]

Stuffed meerkat toy used as surrogate mother by orphaned babies

A stuffed toy resembling a meerkat is being used as a surrogate mother for five baby meerkats in Oldbury.
Mom’s come in very different shapes and sizes, but the current mother of five orphaned meerkat babies is unique in that it is a ten-inch-tall stuffed animal with a hot water bottle inside.
The “mother” was the brainchild [...]

17 of 19 Pregnancies Terminated by Abortion Addict

Irene Vilar calls herself an “abortion addict”, claiming to have terminated 15 pregnancies in 17 years.  Two daughters survive the addiction according to a report from The Los Angeles Times.
The story begins when Vilar became involved with Pedro Cuperman, a professor of Latin American literature.  They met at Syracuse University when she was 16 and [...]

Parents’ sleep assumptions affect how a baby sleeps

Researchers at Tel-Aviv University theorize that babies sleep either well or poorly based on the level of parental involvement.
A recent study of 85 mothers and their babies performed at Tel-Aviv University has produced results that could theoretically put more power in parents’ hands. Researchers found that mothers have an influence on the sleep patterns of [...]