The C-section has become extremely common in the US, but new evidence suggests that this might be dangerous to women and babies in some cases.

Many factors during pregnancy can affect a baby's development. Among those factors may be gestational diabetes, which could affect your baby's neurological development.

Teens often imitate mom, dad and other adults. And it looks as though they may also imitate some of what they see in movies.

Girls may receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help prevent later cervical cancer. In boys, the vaccine may be important in protecting against another rapidly growing cancer threat.

Dealing with big stressors early in life could affect more than just mental health in kids.

Parents, you can breathe a sigh of relief — the sunscreen must be working. Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, appears to be decreasing in kids.

A new test might improve the accuracy of Down syndrome diagnoses.

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but new recommendations stress that the medicine shouldn't be measured by the spoonful.

Injuries are a potential risk athletic kids face. Concussions may be getting a lot of press lately, but injuries to the knee may be just as important.

Pollution exposure is a well-known factor in breathing problems in children, but new evidence suggests it may also contribute to other health issues.