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Family MattersPediatric Genetics
Scientists Decode an Unborn Baby’s DNA. Is It Cause for Celebration — or Alarm?
Researchers at the University of Washington have sequenced the entire genome of a fetus. The scientific advance could help detect certain diseases in the womb, but some experts worry that the trove of genetic information may …
Family MattersInfancy
Help for Colic: Individual TLC for Both Babies and Parents
An integrated care model in which a team of psychologists, doctors and social workers team up to troubleshoot baby’s distress — and the impact that colic has on parents — has been shown to reduce infant crying.
Family MattersPregnancy
The Cost of Premature Birth: For One Family, More than $2 Million
A new report released Wednesday finds that 15 million babies worldwide are born prematurely each year. For any hope of prevention, preterm birth needs to raise its PR profile.
Family MattersChildhood
Childhood in Two Minutes: Why a Dutch Dad’s Time-Lapse Video of His Kids Went Viral
Kids grow up so fast. One father figured out how to preserve the transition for posterity.
Family MattersPregnancy
Jessica Simpson’s Pregnancy Weight: Why Everyone Has an Opinion
Simpson is being alternately vilified and championed for seemingly gaining more than the recommended 35 lbs. during pregnancy. Since when is a big pregnant woman news?
Family MattersPregnancy
I’ll Take a Sperm Test, to Go: First At-Home Male-Infertility Test Debuts
Why should women bear the brunt of infertility testing? A new at-home sperm-analysis test allows men to assess their babymaking abilities.
Family MattersPregnancy
Boy or Girl? Why Dads Want Sons, but Moms Want Daughters
Women strongly prefer daughters while men wants sons, a study finds. Could this lead to sex selection?
Family MattersPregnancy
A Baby Is Born on Train to NYC: Why Labor Is So Unpredictable
A woman delivers a baby boy on a commuter train to Manhattan. Are pregnant women not recognizing the signs of labor?
Family MattersPregnancy
Mom’s Dying Wish: Breast Milk for Her Baby. How Nursing Moms Teamed Up to Provide It
Sharing breast milk is an old idea that has become new again
Family MattersPregnancy
Beyoncé’s Baby: C-Section? Natural Childbirth? Why We Care So Much
Welcome to your world, baby Blue, where even the way you were born is fodder for debate
Family MattersParenting
Target Nurse-In: Did It Change Perceptions of Public Breast-Feeding?
Boobs and babes took center stage Wednesday morning as nursing mothers held “nurse-ins” at Target stores across the country to assert their right to breast-feed their children in public.
Family MattersParenting
Controversial Posters of Babies with Knives Aim to Reduce Co-Sleeping Deaths
Babies and knives are not generally a good combination. But in the case of a Milwaukee ad campaign against co-sleeping, the startling juxtaposition of a snoozing infant nestled next to a butcher’s cleaver seems to have served its …
