It's not news that smoking during pregnancy is a bad idea. But researchers are still learning the various ways it can affect a developing baby.

Public anti-obesity efforts often promote weight stigmatization, such as using negative language or offensive stereotypes about obesity. But this view may have detrimental effects, especially in children.

Previous studies have shown that the amount of weight that women gain during pregnancy can significantly affect the baby's health. And it's possible that a child's health could be affected throughout childhood and beyond.

Hearing loss makes it difficult to understand others who speak to you. But for children, hearing loss also makes learning speech and language more difficult.

Crickets, ocean waves, trains, heartbeat, wind, white noise… these are just a few sounds available in infant noise machines. But how wise is it to use these while babies sleep?

When a pregnant woman drinks a martini, her fetus is exposed to the alcohol. Researchers have just confirmed that even small amounts of alcohol could seriously affect the baby's health.

It may be tempting to park a child in front of the TV for a couple hours a day. But that peace and quiet may backfire if the child sleeps less at night.

Babies born before their due date often have multiple health problems because they are not fully developed. And it seems their problems often don’t end there.

Mobile phones have become an increasingly important and often demanding part of life today. But do they get in the way of parent and child interaction?

By the time they reach adolescence, many children have a television in their bedroom. These bedroom TVs might reveal something about their weight.