The 216 pediatric deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eclipse the 207 reported last year. It’s ...

It's likely your child's weight and height are higher or lower than the average. If so, don't worry – it doesn't mean there's ...

Public health officials issued a report casting the shockingly low birth rates in the US in sharp relief with a new report ...

Early childhood marks a critical period in brain growth, during which ... quality awake-state imaging from infants to further validate and refine the charts. More information: Weiyan Yin et ...

Target has issued a voluntary recall for some of its store brand baby food due to the risk of elevated levels of lead. The Food and Drug Administration announced that the Minneapolis-based retailer ...

A clinical trial conducted at OHSU Doernbecher’s neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. The study’s ...

A clinical trial conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit has identified a new treatment protocol to improve lung growth and function among preterm infants. Adding two weeks of continuous ...

During late fetal and early neonatal life, synchronized cycles of hair growth and loss occur simultaneously. Anagen, or growing hair follicles, cover the entire scalp by about 18 to 20 weeks ...

When a child is able to stand easily, a doctor can begin to measure their standing height. Caregivers should know that at this stage, doctors may switch from the WHO growth charts to the CDC’s ...