06
2018
Her Son Is One Of The Few Children To Have 3 Parents
Several women who have had trouble conceiving children have gone to a clinic in Ukraine that is doing something unique: using DNA from three different people to create a healthy embryo. (Image credit: Marina Muun for NPR)
06
2018
Preterm newborns sleep better in NICU while hearing their mother’s voice
Hearing a recording of their mother’s voice may help neonates maintain sleep while in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to preliminary data from a new study.
06
2018Becky With the Good Hare
How a play date went wrong for a first-generation Italian-Australian girl whose parents made everything from scratch. Everything.
06
2018Becky With the Good Hare
How a play date went wrong for a first-generation Italian-Australian girl whose parents made everything from scratch. Everything.
05
2018
Maternal depressive emotion associated with children’s sleep problems
Maternal depressive mood during the prenatal and postnatal periods is related to child sleep disturbances, according to recent pilot data from a longitudinal cohort study in kindergarten children.
05
2018
Parents, Schools Step Up Efforts To Combat Food-Allergy Bullying
Up to 32 percent of kids with food allergies have been taunted with foods that make them sick. Schools are moving beyond allergy awareness and “nut-free zones” to address this dangerous behavior. (Image credit: Janice Chang for NPR)
04
2018
Trauma from parents’ youth linked to poorer health, asthma in their own children
A new study found that for each type of adverse childhood experience a parent went through, their children had 19 percent higher odds of poorer health.
04
2018
Non-pharmacologic approaches improve outcomes for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome
A quality improvement (QI) initiative that focused on using non-pharmacologic approaches to care for infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) yielded positive short-term outcomes for both the mothers and infants. The results showed a decrease in medication use, length of stay, and health care costs.
04
2018
Preschool program preps kids for academic success through elementary school
A program that helps low-income parents prepare their children for school has benefits that extend beyond kindergarten and into into third grade, including performing better academically, acquiring better social emotional skills and needing fewer additional school services.
04
2018
Asthma and flu: a double whammy
Vaccinating asthmatic pre-schoolers against influenza would dramatically reduce their risk of being hospitalized after an attack.