Before leaving the hospital, or within days of coming home, your newborn’s skin may begin flaking or peeling. This isn’t unusual and can occur on any part of their body, such as the hands, soles of ...

The first few days and weeks with your new baby may feel like a whirlwind. You may still be recovering from childbirth. You may have a mix of emotions that lasts throughout the newborn phase. The ...

An infant was safely surrendered at a Safe Haven Baby Box in Atoka, Tennessee, marking the first use of the service.

Being a new parent can be scary, and it can be even scarier when you have a newborn with hypoglycemia. However, newborn hypoglycemia, also called neonatal hypoglycemia, is very common. The American ...

What to pay attention to, the kinds of schedules to follow, and what you don’t need to worry about at all. Credit...Aart-jan Venema Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer This guide was originally ...

Newborn cephalohematoma is a birth injury caused by trauma or pressure to the head during labor or childbirth. A pool of blood collects underneath the scalp and outside the skull. This happens because ...

Emese Nagy received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), The British Academy, Nuffield Foundation, the Royal Society, Carnegie Trust Scotland, Cross Trust. Very few people can ...