Babies born to mothers who experience assault during pregnancy may face long-term health deficits. Will pandemic lockdowns make this more common?

Human-based milk fortifiers are better than traditional cow-based fortifiers for severely underweight, premature babies, a new study shows.

A new study in Sub-Saharan African shows that increases in dust air pollution boosts infant mortality. Climate change could make things even worse, too.

New research with rhesus monkeys indicates brain and behavior problems resulting from Zika virus infection soon after birth.

New findings link maternal obesity and a higher risk of sepsis among newborn babies. The researchers suggest why, and a potential prevention strategy.

New research links the disrupted sleep of babies later diagnosed with autism with altered growth trajectories in the hippocampus.

A biomarker in newborns may signal autism spectrum disorder months or even years before symptoms begin, say researchers.

A new book breaks down how fatherhood has evolved, what it looks like today, and where it's headed in the future.

Even when mixed with formula, just small amounts of breast milk strongly influence the accumulation of viral populations in a baby's gut, researchers say.

Some baby foods that claim to have loads of dark green vegetables taste more like fruit than veggies. Here's why that's a problem.