Extremely preterm infants with higher fat-free mass at term-equivalent age show better cognitive, language, and motor ...

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Adding cereal to a baby’s bottle is a habit that’s been around for a long time to help introduce solid foods while also supplementing a mom’s breast milk.

A new study published in Nutrients has raised fresh questions about the impact of non-standard infant formulas on babies’ early growth patterns. Researchers from the University of Iowa found that ...

Adding cereal to a baby's bottle is a habit that's been around for a long time to help introduce solid foods while also supplementing a mom's breast milk. But this practice can cause babies to pack on ...

Healthy preterm infants without any clinical problems were studied longitudinally. An initial study was performed after full enteral feeding had been achieved and the infant's clinical condition ...

Childhood obesity is a growing global crisis, with projections indicating over 250 million affected by 2030. This epidemic ...

For the first time, researchers believe, they have found evidence in a Western country that the weight gain of children after birth varies depending on the season of the year they're born in, and the ...

Recommendations for optimal gestational weight gain are different depending on a woman's body mass index (BMI), ranging from 25-35 pounds for people with a normal BMI (18.5 to <25) to 11-20 pounds for ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are carrying extra weight before pregnancy or early in gestation are at heightened risk of having their infants die shortly before or after birth, according to a ...