Perth Zoo celebrates the birth of a Bolivian squirrel monkey as the social troop rallies around the curious and strong infant ...

The first few days and weeks with your new baby may feel like a whirlwind. You may still be recovering from childbirth. You may have a mix of emotions that lasts throughout the newborn phase. The ...

Before leaving the hospital, or within days of coming home, your newborn’s skin may begin flaking or peeling. This isn’t unusual and can occur on any part of their body, such as the hands, soles of ...

Being a new parent can be scary, and it can be even scarier when you have a newborn with hypoglycemia. However, newborn hypoglycemia, also called neonatal hypoglycemia, is very common. The American ...

Mere hours after birth, most newborns are tested for two things: whether they have signs of hearing loss and whether they have any of a range of rare conditions that could severely impact their health ...

Sometimes the animal kingdom surprises us when they act the exact same way as humans do.

Signs of cerebral palsy in a newborn may include abnormal movements and stiff or floppy muscles. Doctors usually diagnose the condition when a child is older. Symptoms of cerebral palsy can first ...

Emese Nagy received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), The British Academy, Nuffield Foundation, the Royal Society, Carnegie Trust Scotland, Cross Trust. Very few people can ...

Newborn cephalohematoma is a birth injury caused by trauma or pressure to the head during labor or childbirth. A pool of blood collects underneath the scalp and outside the skull. This happens because ...

A newborn was surrendered recently to Florida's only baby box, a device that lets people give up an unwanted infant anonymously. It was the first time anyone has used the baby box since organizers ...