Latest about babies
RSV: Symptoms, treatments, antibodies and vaccines
In healthy children and adults, RSV typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but it can cause more serious disease in infants, young kids and older people.
Why do some animals adopt other animals' young?
Adoptions in the animal kingdom may confer an evolutionary advantage, but other factors — such as empathy, the urge to care for babies and inexperience — could also contribute.
'Powerful' new RSV prevention drug should be available to all infants this fall, CDC says
Come fall, a new antibody drug should be available to protect U.S. newborns and infants younger than 8 months from severe RSV infections.
Controversial 'vaginal seeding' shows promise in small trial, but questions remain
"Vaginal seeding" may help restore the gut microbiome of cesarean-born babies, a small trial suggests. However, the practice isn't currently recommended by leading experts and previous studies have warned of its potential safety risks.
Critically endangered hammerhead shark found dead on US beach was pregnant with 40 pups
The 14-foot great hammerhead washed ashore on a beach in Alabama. Researchers have since dissected the expectant mother but are unsure exactly what killed her.
In rare cases, COVID-19 infection in pregnancy can cause brain damage to fetuses
In rare cases, COVID-19 can cause fetal brain damage during pregnancy, a case report suggests.
Naked mole-rats 'never stop having babies.' Now we know why.
Most female mammals have a finite number of egg cells and become less fertile with age, but naked mole-rats seem to be eternally fertile. Now, researchers think they've cracked how these weird mammals do it.
In which month are the most babies born?
Which of the 12 months has the most births? And why do babies tend to be born at certain times of the year?
