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Cannabis Hampers Baby Growth
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that pregnant women who frequently use cannabis during their pregnancy may affect the growth of their unborn child. With the recent change in status of cannabis from a class A to class B drug, it is important to assess whether it is entirely safe for use during pregnancy. A marker which often... view more... (2002-01-07)

Many pregnant women avoid HIV screening in Africa
'Prevention is the best cure' is a common expression, but what happens if preventative measures are not used? A large proportion of pregnant Ugandan women are going out of their way not to be HIV tested, increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission.   view more (2009-11-20)

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? That is the question
Research linking the MMR vaccine to autism and bowel disorders is stopping children from being vaccinated because parents who value the findings of research are nine times less likely to allow their child to be vaccinated.   view more (2004-08-23)

Sleep problems linked to obesity, lower quality of life in school-aged children
A research abstract that will be presented on Tuesday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS), finds an increased prevalence of sleep problems among school-aged children who are obese and an association between increased weight and lower quality of life.   view more (2008-06-10)

Dads break and fracture their children's bones more than moms
Dads break or fracture the bones of their children far more often than moms, and they tend to inflict their abusive rage on infants younger than five months old, according to a study in Child Abuse & Neglect.   view more (2007-12-06)

Moderate stress during pregnancy does not harm child development
Many cultures hold that stress during pregnancy affects a woman's unborn child. However, there has been surprisingly little research on the topic.   view more (2006-05-17)

Complex questions asked by defense lawyers linked to convictions in child abuse trials
Defendants in child abuse cases are more likely to be convicted if their defense lawyer uses complicated language when interrogating young victims according to new research out of the University of Toronto and the University of Southern California.   view more (2008-07-21)

Fathers influence child language development more than mothers
In families with two working parents, fathers had greater impact than mothers on their children's language development between ages 2 and 3, according to a study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Frank Porter Graham (FPG) Child Development Institute and UNC's School of Education.   view more (2006-10-31)

Did walking on 2 feet begin with a shuffle?
Somewhere in the murky past, between four and seven million years ago, a hungry common ancestor of today's primates, including humans, did something novel.   view more (2008-05-30)

High-quality child care for poor children found to offset the risk of later depression
Young adults from low-income families who were in full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 report fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care.   view more (2007-05-17)

Level of Oxytocin in Pregnant Women Predicts Mother-Child Bond
Humans are hard-wired to form enduring bonds with others. One of the primary bonds across the mammalian species is the mother-infant bond. Evolutionarily speaking, it is in a mother's best interest to foster the well-being of her child; however, some mothers just seem a bit more maternal than others do. Now, new research points to a hormone that... view more... (2007-10-16)

Background TV found to have negative effect on parent-child interactions
More than a third of American infants and toddlers live in homes where the television is on most or all the time, even if no one's watching. A new study looks for the first time at the effect of background TV on interactions between parents and young children-and finds that the effect is negative.   view more (2009-09-15)

Guidelines for professionals working with AD/HD
The British Psychological Society has produced guidelines and principles to help professionals from various disciplines who are likely to need to work together to help children with AD/HD. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD): Guidelines and principles for successful multi-agency working is a report produced by a Society working party.... view more... (2000-11-17)

Children with sleep disorders can impair parents' functioning
Parents of children with sleep problems are more likely to have sleep-related problems themselves, including more daytime sleepiness, according to a new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School.   view more (2007-03-01)

University of Hawai'i at Manoa professor co-authors child development study
Brandy Frazier, assistant professor of psychology at UH Manoa, recently published a paper in Child Development titled, "Preschoolers' Search for Explanatory Information Within Adult-Child Conversation."   view more (2009-11-16)

Flip flops, mulch and no coat
At a time when over half of US children (aged 3-6) are in child care centers, and growing concern over childhood obesity has led physicians to focus on whether children are getting enough physical activity, a new study of outdoor physical activity at child care centers, conducted by researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, has... view more... (2008-05-05)

Reconstruction of the lower jaw with a fibula autotrasplant
The University Hospital of the University of Navarra has carried out a complicated surgical operation on a child who had a particularly large benign tumour located in the mandibular region. The procedure involved the extraction of the lower jaw and its substitution by a bone transplant from the fibula of the patient.   view more (2005-05-09)

Women are more likely to suffer recurrent miscarriages if their first child is a boy
Women who give birth to a boy as their first child are more likely to suffer subsequent miscarriages than women whose first baby is a girl, an international conference of fertility experts heard today (Tuesday 1 July). Dr Ole Christiansen, a consultant registrar at the Rigshospitalet Fertility Clinic in Copenhagen, Denmark, told the annual... view more... (2003-06-28)

Imaginary Friendships Could Boost Child Development
A post-graduate student from The University of Manchester's School of Psychological Sciences is investigating the theory that children with imaginary companions are quicker to develop language skills and retain knowledge.   view more (2005-02-28)

THE VALUE OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS SCREENING (p 789)
Research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET concludes that screening babies for cystic fibrosis provides the opportunity for more reliable prenatal diagnosis of the disease. The value of screening for the currently incurable disease cystic fibrosis has been the subject of debate over the past few years. Virginie Scotet and colleagues... view more... (2000-08-30)
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