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Mums' childhood abuse ups risk of having low birth weight babies

Thu, 03/31/2011 - 16:30 by Jaspreet Virk

Mothers who are abused during childhood are more likely to give birth to low-birth weight babies, a new study warns.

Study suggests newborns learn while asleep

Tue, 05/18/2010 - 10:10 by Rakhi

New York -- A U.S. study suggests newborn infants are capable of a simple form of learning while they are sleeping.

Researchers led by William Fifter at Columbia University said their finding might one day lead to a test that can identify infants at risk for developmental disorders that do not become apparent until later in childhood.

The scientists recorded each sleeping infant's electrical brain wave activity and used a video camera to record facial expressions.

They then played a tone, while a machine blew a faint puff of air at each sleeping infant's eyelids. In response to the air puff, the infants reflexively squeezed their closed lids tighter.

Newborns cry in their native language: Study

Fri, 11/06/2009 - 14:59 by Natalie James

Los Angeles, CA, November 6 -- Infant babies as young as three-day-old cry in their native language!