Over the past two decades, there’s been a phenomenal rise in the number of multiple births in the United States. Between 1980 and 2004, the number of twin births increased by 70% and the number of births involving three or more babies has quadrupled. What’s responsible for this dramatic rise in multiple births? And how… Continue reading
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The growth of the 1- to 2-year-old
You’re in for many changes! Midway through this year, most babies are walking and many are starting to have conversations. They’re turning into toddlers. By their second birthdays, most are losing that “baby” look and growing taller instead of rounder. As toddlers get stronger and more capable, their rate of physical growth slows during this year.… Continue reading
In UK all nurses will trained in dementia care
Alzheimer‘s Society is today calling for all nursing staff to receive mandatory training in dementia care as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) close their consultation. Alzheimer’s Society has made recommendations on how dementia should be included in NMC standards. ‘People with dementia occupy up to a quarter of hospital beds at any one time… Continue reading
Sex and pregnancy
If you’re pregnant or even planning a pregnancy, you’ve probably found an abundance of information about sex before pregnancy (that is, having sex in order to conceive) and sex after childbirth (general consensus: expect a less active sex life when there’s a newborn in the house). But there’s less talk about the topic of sex… Continue reading
The growth of the 8-to 12-month-old
Your baby is changing and growing in many ways, and is crawling, cruising along the furniture, or maybe even walking by 12 months! Along with all this activity comes the ability to self-feed and the start of food preferences. These new developments can affect your baby’s growth, especially his or her weight. How Babies This… Continue reading
The impact of smoking scenes on TV and home on children
Viewing smoking scenes in movies is a significant risk factor for smoking among older teens and young adults, one new study concludes, while another reports that even as public smoking has largely been banned, poor kids are still facing significant exposure to secondhand smoke at home. Both studies are in this month’s issue of Pediatrics.… Continue reading
Some facts about genetics
What do you know about your family tree? Have any of your relatives had health problems that tend to run in families? Which of these problems affected your parents or grandparents? Which ones affect you or your brothers or sisters now? Which problems might you pass on to your children? Thanks to advances in medical… Continue reading
The growth of 4-to 7-month-old
Babies this age continue to bloom — in size, physical skills, and ability to interact with the world. In most cases, this is the age when babies begin to respond to their name, reach for objects, sit alone, and make happy sounds — or show frustration when a new skill proves too hard to master… Continue reading