Infants
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The FDA approved a new RSV drug for babies and young children. Here's what parents need to know.
The FDA has approved an RSV drug for babies and toddlers.
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What parents need to know about measles: 'It's not a very fun disease to have'
Measles is highly contagious — and dangerous, according to experts. Here's how to protect your kids from it.
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‘She was gasping for breath’: Moms share the ‘terrifying’ experience of having a baby hospitalized with RSV
One mom was told if she had put her baby to bed that night instead of going to the emergency room, “we wouldn’t have had her in the morning.”
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From 'cultural tradition' to 'child abuse': Piercing a baby's ears can be controversial, but when do experts say it's OK?
Parents have many reasons for deciding to pierce their baby's ears, from cultural traditions to a desire to save their child pain later in life. But when do experts say it's OK to get a baby's ears pierced?
6 min read - NewsErica Rae Chong
Letting babies cry themselves to sleep not harmful, study says
If you have a restless tot who cries himself to sleep, researchers suggest you should let him. In a recent study published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, Australian researchers found that allowing babies to “cry it out” can help babies fall asleep sooner and sleep more soundly throughout the night. The study randomly divided 43 sets of infants and parents into three groups – “graduated extinction,” “bedtime fading” and a control group.
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The Science Behind Skin-to-Skin Contact
Two photos of dads snuggling with their infants have gone viral this week, reigniting discussion about the power of skin-to-skin contact between parents and babies.
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Mom’s Search for Nurse Who Cared for Her as a Baby Has Happy Ending
Amanda Scarpinati has held on to this photo, of a nurse caring for her as a baby in the burn unit, her entire life. Amanda Scarpinati, 37, has wondered all her life about a nurse who helped her in the Albany Medical Center burn unit in 1977. At 3 months old, Scarpinati was on the brink of pneumonia, so her parents put her on a couch near a hot-steam humidifier. “Apparently, at the time, I hadn’t yet rolled over, and that would be the fateful moment that I decided to try it,” Scarpinati tells