A simple game of peek a boo can be an important part of your baby's development. It's a game that you've known how to play since you were a child, but did you know that there are countless benefits to ...

Gerald Giesbrecht receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. Catherine Lebel receives funding from the Canadian Institutes ...

Supporting emotional connection between a premature baby and parent during the intensive care unit treatment effectively improves the baby’s brain development. The effects are clearly visible in the ...

Gut microbiome development during the first 100 days of life is emerging as a unique and critical window for conditioning the naïve immune system. Scientists have found that modern medical practices ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Infant sleep patterns and emotional regulation are important for healthy development, but it is challenging to get real-time insights into infant behavior. Researchers at the University of Illinois ...

As part of BBC Radio 5 live's #mumtakeover - the UK's biggest conversation about motherhood and mental health - we spoke to Merle Davies of Blackpool Better Start and director of the Centre for Early ...

Tool spots developmental delays early, when intervention can make the biggest difference iPad app uses videos and eye-tracking to measure babies’ learning and responses Tool validated by 2,500 infants ...