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03 Nov 2022

Engage your children with music NOW. Here’s why

According to research, engaging newborns with music gives a ready-made technique for boosting social development and engagement. The study was published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

04 Sep 2018

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.

31 Jul 2018

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.

21 Feb 2018

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.

20 Feb 2018

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.

02 Jan 2018

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.

22 Dec 2017

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.

04 Dec 2017

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.

25 Nov 2017

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.

23 Nov 2017

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

21 Nov 2017

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.

World Prematurity Day

17 Nov 2017

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.

20 Oct 2017

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.

19 Jul 2017

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.

13 Jun 2017

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.

09 Jun 2017

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.

04 Jun 2017

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.

03 Jun 2017

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.

28 May 2017

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!

Premature birth

10 Apr 2017

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.

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