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Teens who have babies without meaning to often don’t use birth control because they think they can’t get pregnant, according to a CDC survey.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- New research suggests babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds - they're lip-readers, too....

New research confirms that mothers of very low-birth-weight babies often have long-term medical issues themselves.

SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- New analyses from the landmark BABY HUG trial of hydroxyurea in infants with sickle cell disease confirm that the drug is effective and safe, researchers said here.

(Concordia University) Babies love to imitate. Ask any parent and they'll report how infants mimic sounds, facial expressions and actions they observe.

Now new research from Concordia University, published in the journal Infant Behavior and Development, has found that infants can even differentiate between credible and un-credible sources.

Simply put, most babies won't follow along if they have been previously tricked by an adult.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- The World Health Organization said a study has found that Filipino mothers who have been influenced by advertisements or their doctors to use infant formula are two to four times more likely to feed their babies with those products....

According to a study, pregnant women who consumed foods high in trans fats -- synthetic fats found in processed foods -- were more likely to give birth to bigger babies.

Low-birth-weight babies may be five times more likely to be later diagnosed with autism than children born at a normal weight, according to a new study.

BEIJING (AP) -- Researchers have found that encouraging women to giver birth in hospitals has contributed to a sharp decrease in the number of infant deaths in China....