"We're no longer saying, ‘Let's just start them on antibiotics because it's better to be safe than sorry.' Now we know there's a risk..."

News that a scientist had used CRISPR on two twin girls shook the scientific world. In this podcast, experts explain the ethical issues around CRISPR.

Taking antiretroviral therapies for HIV while pregnant or nursing has little effect on baby brain development, research in Malawi and Uganda shows.

"The 2016 election, following campaign promises of mass deportation...may have adversely affected the health of Latinas and their newborns."

This podcast episode delves into a program called Family Connects that offers a visiting nurse to all families, rich or poor.

Now that it's standard to vaccinate babies for the stomach bug rotavirus, researchers are observing an unexpected trend: fewer cases of type 1 diabetes.

Daily tracking of new parents gives researchers a new look at stress and resilience.

Families with multiple births face disadvantages "at every point of care in our healthcare system," a report finds.

Opioid-exposed newborns react differently to pain, report researchers. Do they need special care even before withdrawal symptoms begin?

Currently, doctors palpate baby heads to detect extra pressure in the skull, but that can be inaccurate. Students have devised a new method.