A large US cohort study has found no evidence that neonatal medical male circumcision is associated with autism spectrum disorder...

A simple eye drop may help protect extremely premature infants from the most dangerous form of retinopathy of prematurity, according...

The U.S. healthcare system is built largely to respond after illness appears. A new consensus paper from the American Academy...

Gestational diabetes is becoming increasingly common in England, affecting more than one in eight pregnancies by 2022, according to a...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have found evidence that sensitive caregiving during the first months of life may...

A child’s heartbeat can reveal a great deal long before a scan or blood test does. Yet the traditional tool...

Glycol ethers are among the quietest chemicals in modern life. They are used in cleaning products, paints, coatings, cosmetics, personal-care...

Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, collectively known as CAKUT, are among the most common structural abnormalities identified...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the most persistent complications affecting infants born prematurely, but clinicians still lack a reliable...

A new neonatal model of hypoxic-ischemic injury is challenging a central assumption in the study of newborn brain damage: that...