Heart rates, stress levels rise in infants who can't see parents
Daily Telegraph (UK) Nov 21, 08 4:00 PM CST
(Newser)
-
Parents who place babies in forward-facing strollers could be harming their child’s development, a study suggests. Infants in carriages who were not turned toward their caregivers were less likely to sleep, laugh, or interact with them, the Telegraph reports. The study also found that babies in away-facing carriages have faster heart rates and could have higher stress levels.
More »
Study finds higher rate of certain defects among babies born with help of technology
Chicago Tribune Nov 18, 08 6:59 AM CST
(Newser)
-
Babies conceived with the help of medical technology are much more likely to suffer from several serious birth defects, a new study finds. Infants whose mothers used in vitro fertilization or intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection were around twice as likely to have heart defects or cleft palates and four times as likely to suffer gastrointestinal defects, the Chicago Tribune reports.
More »
Transgender male, with 4-month-old girl, expecting second child in June
ABC News Nov 13, 08 12:37 PM CST
(Newser)
-
“Pregnant man” Thomas Beatie has another bun in the oven, just four months after the transgender male gave birth to a healthy baby girl. Though he’s legally a male, Beatie kept his natural female sex organs and has stayed off testosterone pills since the birth so that he could have another child, he tells ABC News.
More »
72% fewer SIDS deaths in bedrooms with
better air circulation
ABC News Oct 7, 08 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
A simple fan could be the key to reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, reports ABC News. Researchers discovered that babies who slept in a room with a fan were 72% less likely to die from SIDS, according to the study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Experts speculated that the fan might prevent the baby from "rebreathing" carbon-dioxide, thought to be a major cause of SIDS.
More »
As babies fall ill, the rich turn to a stranger's arms, rented breast
Wall Street Journal Sep 24, 08 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
Many Chinese mothers are returning to breastfeeding as infant formula sickens thousands of babies, reports the Wall Street Journal, but in a growing number of wealthy families the breasts are rented. The ancient practice of wet nursing has been reborn, but with a capitalist bent: "Many people look down on this job. I do it because I have no other method to earn more money," says one wet nurse.
More »
PM: manufacturers are 'heartless'
CNN Sep 22, 08 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
China's quality-control chief has stepped down as the number of Chinese babies reported sickened by contaminated formula has soared to 53,000, CNN reports. Some 13,000 have been hospitalized; 40,000 more have been treated as outpatients. One ill toddler has been reported in Hong Kong. Chinese premier Wen Jibao toured hospitals and a supermarket, calling the makers of the milk “heartless” and pledging tougher regulations.
More »
Plunging birth rate causes national alarm
Washington Post Aug 28, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
"WANTED: Female to cook, clean, wash my socks, bear and raise my children, and generally enable my workaholism—all while maintaining your own career in a sexist environment." Sound good? Given the choice, many Japanese women are saying to heck with marriage and staying single, reports the Washington Post, which is all well and good for Sarah Jessica Parker, but the nation's birthrate has plummeted to alarming levels.
More »
Nearly 1K babies may have been exposed to worker with active case
San Francisco Chronicle Aug 27, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser)
-
Nearly 1,000 babies born since March at a San Francisco hospital could have been exposed to tuberculosis, the Chronicle reports, by a maternity-ward worker with an active case. Kaiser Permanente says infection risk is very low, but testing and any treatment needed will be provided to 960 infants and their mothers, plus 115 staff members. The part-time staffer is no longer at the hospital.
More »
Critics say hearts removed too soon to be sure donor was dead
Washington Post Aug 14, 08 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
A report on heart transplants involving babies has raised some thorny questions of medical ethics, the Washington Post reports. Hearts were taken from newborns suffering severe brain damage less than two minutes after the babies were disconnected from life support. The hearts saved the lives of terminally ill babies, but critics question whether the donors were truly dead.
More »
Shutterbug with telephoto lens sneaked shots of Pitt-Jolies
Reuters Jul 24, 08 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
A fuming Brad Pitt has threatened to sue anybody who publishes photos surreptitiously taken of him and his family—including the new twins. A snapper recently captured the clan at their French mansion with a powerful telephoto lens, Reuters reports. Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold the rights to the first photos of their new twosome for a reported $11 million, which they plan to donate to charity.
More »
On expert advice, he tries everything from Baroque to 12-tone
Boston Globe Jul 14, 08 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser)
-
A father brings home his newborn and ponders the CD rack: How best to develop the baby's brain? Mozart? Bach? Toddler tunes? With the stakes so high, Jeremy Eichler takes his dilemma to the experts, he writes in the Boston Globe . One tells him that infants benefit from tricky rhythms, so Eichler tosses on Bulgarian wedding music at home. The boy's face lights up. Is he onto something?
More »
Baby gifts include Hermes goods
People Jul 11, 08 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser)
-
Tom Cruise’s clan sent a huge baby gift basket to his ex-wife Nicole Kidman in celebration of the birth of her daughter Sunday Rose, People reports. Contrary to reports that Cruise filled Kidman's Nashville hospital room with flowers, he and his brood—including their two kids together—sent the tot luxury chenille blankets and items from the Hermes baby line.
More »
Doctor says Jolie doing well in hospital
Associated Press Jul 2, 08 12:39 PM CDT
(AP)
-
Angelina Jolie's doctor says her twins may take a few more weeks to arrive. Dr. Michael Sussmann says the 33-year-old actress, who is in a hospital on the French Riviera, is doing fine. Asked when Jolie is expected to have her twins, Sussmann replied, "I can't give you a date. Let's say the birth will happen in the weeks to come."
More »
Babble: The world is changing for the better, so procreate. Now.
Babble Jun 5, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser)
-
If you're planning on having a kid at some point then now's the perfect time, advises Babble , which lists 45 reasons to produce a curtain-climber without delay. Here are the top 5: Halvies: Unlike the old days, fathers are expected to do half the dirty work like changing diapers Your inner kid: Having a baby is a great excuse to throw on classic kids' shows on DVD, like Sesame Street and Schoolhouse Rock
More »