Author: AWHONN Editorial Staff

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that breastfed babies receive vitamin D supplements…

Newborns, or babies who are ages 1-28 days old, are constantly adapting to life…

The American Psychiatric Association reports that about 20 percent of pregnant or postpartum women…

If you’re a first-time mom, your partner is just as likely concerned as you…

Go bananas for bananas, avocados and salmon as these foods are protective against heart…

Giving birth to your first, second, or third baby comes with a mix of…

It’s highly likely that the father of your baby spends more time engaged in…

Premature babies, especially those who are receiving care in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit…

You’ve heard it’s important to exercise in pregnancy—but how much may be too much,…

A diet filled with veggies, fruits, whole grains, olive oil,beans, nuts, and fish is…

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force says the decision to start breast cancer screening…

Could a test that measures how pupils react to light in young children’s eyes…

Avoid phthalates in pregnancy to reduce preterm birth risks, say experts at the National…

Go ahead and have that salad with a dash of oil and vinegar—olive oil…

Babble away—when people use baby talk with, well, babies, it helps these wee ones…

Heads up parents, your babies are watching you to determine if you’re a friend…

The same superheroes that help us fight yeast infections can likely help improve the…

Hey mama, the sex of your potential offspring doesn’t fall far from the family…

Increased family care, social isolation, uncertainty, illness, grief, job loss . . . the…

Researchers at Brigham & Women’s Hospital are finding that newborns who get more sleep,…

New university research from Michigan Medicine is linking cesarean surgery to increased risks for…

Hey mama, go ahead and breathe that huge sigh of relief. A new study…

On the fence about nursing that little bun in the oven? You may not…

Researchers from the West Virginia University School of Public Health have stumbled upon a…

Repeated early pregnancy loss is hard on women eager to start or add children…

Going skin-to-skin with your baby immediately after birth, even before baby has stabilized, can…

Children born to mothers who took fish oil in pregnancy have been shown to…

A study in 5.8 million children has found a higher incidence of stroke four…

Baby’s newborn hearing screen may provide a potential early autism indicator, say experts at…

New research published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) shows babies born before their…

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have unlocked an amazing observation…

Are Rare Baby Names Surging for 2021? Move over Liam, Olivia, Noah and Emma,…

Experts at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention are urging pregnant moms to…

Women who work tend to have better memory later in life, say experts at…

Pick up your phone and ditch the mom guilt; moms who gain breastfeeding support…

If you have asthma and are trying to conceive, know that asthma may put…

The World Health Organization declared 2020 to be the International Year of the Nurse…

Is it flu, allergies or cold? You’re fine one minute and the next you’re…

Did you know that your baby will need as many as 10,000 diaper changes…