While you may think that your day as a new mom will be occupied by feeding, sleeping and diaper changing, there are moments throughout the day when an infant will enjoy a few minutes of playtime. In ...

Less physical activity for infants below one year of age may lead to more fat accumulation which in turn may predispose them to obesity later in life, suggests a study led by researchers at the Johns ...

Researchers are using brain activity measured on electroencephalography (EEG) to determine when babies are in pain. They have identified and validated a template of nociceptive brain activity that is ...

Objective To examine the relationship between postpartum physical activity and maternal postnatal cardiometabolic health, breastfeeding, injury, and infant growth and development. Design Systematic ...

Research shows for the first time that when adults are engaged in joint play together with their infant, the parents' brains show bursts of high-frequency activity, which are linked to their baby's ...