Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles have found evidence that maternal stress adversely affects the length of a baby's telomeres. Shortened telomeres have been linked to a higher risk of cancers, cardiovascular and other diseases, and earlier death.

The rate of prelabour caesarean section is increasing across the world, although there is evidence of negative cognitive outcomes for children.

A study from the United States has found that the brain development of mice embryos is harmed if their mothers take high amounts of folic acid during pregnancy.

A survey from North Carolina in the USA shows how the pandemic has impacted on the well-being of vulnerable families.

A study from Germany with 96 nine-month-old babies has thrown light on why babies can sometimes remember what they’ve learned and sometimes can’t.

A study from Germany with 96 nine-month-old babies has thrown light on why babies can sometimes remember what they’ve learned and sometimes can’t.

This excellent and timely commentary argues that the impact of the Covid pandemic on very young children has been overlooked.

Children who grow up in deprived neighbourhoods are likely to have poorer physical health later in life compared to children from better-off areas.

This important report on the wellbeing of babies born in the United States highlights and explains the disparities in terms of health and opportunity between babies born into White families and those born into families of Colour.

A systematic review which included 68 studies and more than 32 million births in the United States explored whether women exposed to particulates, ozone and heat were more likely to have a baby who was born prematurely, or small for dates.

A recent study from the University of Guelph (a public research university in Ontario, Canada) has drawn a link between high levels of stress in the lives of mothers and less monitoring of their young children’s screen time.

A systematic review of qualitative studies of how and why women make choices about their maternity care reveals how complex women’s decision-making is.