From the world's smallest surviving baby: 21 weeks and six days and weighing 10oz to the 44 pound Baby!

Pretty amazing stuff! picked by doggylives 6 months ago

Dr Reddy said: "Fake crying is one of the earliest forms of deception to emerge, and infants use it to get attention even though nothing is wrong." picked by readingitall 1 year ago

Use of acetaminophen (paracetamol) in the first year of life was associated with a 46% higher risk of asthma by the time children reached six or seven years of age compared with those who never took the drug. picked by hypnotode 2 weeks ago

this is HILARIOUS! watch this if you've ever had to change a dirty diaper. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The mysterious enigma that is Mitt Romney has just become more confusing. he has made adoption promotion a part of his presidential campaign, but does he really care about adoption? picked by gammerus 11 months ago

A blood test showed one mother had a blood alcohol content of 0.19 percent, while her newborn baby girl had 0.20 percent BAC. Doctors said the baby was in a serious condition. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Some helpful illustrated instructions on what to do, and what not to do, to a baby.

SFW... picked by ImNotBlue 8 months ago

Babies everywhere! picked by 86Apex 11 months ago

Start babies drinking coca cola early in life for more social acceptance. picked by super 11 months ago

HIV-infected babies given antiretroviral drugs in the first weeks of life were four times more likely to survive than those left untreated, raising hopes that more young lives can be saved. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Ethicists are becoming increasingly concerned that embryo screening is becoming a popular trend in determining a baby's gender. This process, originally intended to detect medical problems, is now performed in 42% of clinics without being medically warranted. Is blond-hair, blue-eyes screening next? picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

Scientists have identified a gene which leads children to have higher IQs if they are breastfed picked by Proverb 11 months ago

The babies - a boy, a girl and one whose gender has not been determined - were born in 2001, 2003 and 2006. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

THE Greek myth that ancient Spartans threw their stunted and sickly newborns off a cliff is a myth, archaeological digs in the area suggest. picked by Lilo 10 months ago

The “quiverfull” movement is a small but growing conservative Protestant group that eschews all forms of birth control and believes that family planning is exclusively God’s domain. picked by NoKidding 2 years ago

Why does "Brave New World" pop into my head when I read this? picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

Pregnant teenage girls smoke to have smaller babies, in the hope that it will lessen pain during childbirth.

Also see the forum debate about whether or not smoking while pregnant is child abuse. picked by TheStep 1 year ago

Crying contest ... some 70 babies less than a year old took part in the annual "Baby-cry Sumo" in Tokyo today, where their wailing skills were put to the test in a competition thought to bring good health. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

There's enough controversy about creating "perfect" babies, what about parents who want to create babies with selected defects? picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago

There is no cure for autism, but the earlier a child gets help, the better quality of life they will have as adults. A new study's findings may help detect autism in babies only a few weeks old. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago