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·March 25, 2020·4 min read

Mother/infant skin-to-skin touch boosts baby’s brain development and function

Skin-to-skin contact, or Kangaroo Care, between mother and child increases oxytocin and decreases stress reactivity.

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·March 11, 2020·4 min read

Poor sleep in infancy linked to behavioral and emotional problems in toddlers

Infants who experience poor sleep quality and disrupted sleep may be at increased risk of depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems as toddlers.

This shows a brain scan of a 27 day old baby

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·March 2, 2020·5 min read

Earliest look at newborns’ visual cortex reveals the minds babies start with

A newborn's brain is more adult-like than previously assumed. Neuroimaging revealed much of the visual cortex scaffolding is in place, along with patterns of brain activity at 27 days of age, although it is not quite as strong as seen in adult brains.

This is a diagram of a baby and the diaper

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·February 16, 2020·6 min read

Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet

Researchers have developed a new, low-cost smart diaper which combines current diaper materials and RFID technology. The diaper can alert caregivers when it is wet and needs changing.

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·February 13, 2020·4 min read

Babies mimic songs

Children as young as 15 months can repeat simple melodies they hear hours after exposure to the tune.

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·January 28, 2020·3 min read

NICU babies have greater risk of mental health issues

Children who were admitted to NICUs as babies are twice as likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems, including ADHD, phobias, and separation anxiety.

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·January 7, 2020·2 min read

New recommendations released on bedsharing to promote breastfeeding

Researchers release new evidence-based recommendations regarding the benefits and risks for breastfeeding mother and infant co-sleeping. The study reports safe bedsharing is possible, and existing evidence does not support the conclusion that co-sleeping in breastfed infants increases the risk for SIDS in the absence of known hazards.

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·December 18, 2019·4 min read

Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy

Positive interaction with direct eye contact between mother and infant enhances the ability to synchronize brain waves.

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·November 18, 2019·3 min read

Newborn baby hiccups could be key to brain development

Contractions of the diaphragm muscles during hiccuping evoke a significant response in the brain's cortex, causing two large brainwaves followed by a third. The third brainwave is similar to that evoked by noise.

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·November 13, 2019·3 min read

Cholesterol and fat profiles at birth linked to psychological health at age 5

Children born with high levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein in their cord blood samples were more likely to receive lower ratings from their teachers on both social and emotional development scales.

This shows a toddler with four dolls in front of her

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·October 25, 2019·3 min read

Babies understand counting years earlier than believed

Counting directs an infant's attention to numerical aspects of their environment, proving they recognize counting as numerically relevant years before acquiring the meaning of number words.

This is one of the baby brain scans from the collection

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·September 23, 2019·2 min read

Baby brain scans made available online to advance research

Researchers from the Developing Human Connectome Project have released over 500 brain scans from newborn babies as part of an open-source effort to allow other researchers to study human brain development.