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To learn English, bilingual children need robust vocabulary from parents and caregivers

A study examining parents' vocabulary and grammar as an influence on children's acquisition of English, finds that the quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency. Children who hear a rich vocabulary acquire a rich vocabulary and children who hear a rich vocabulary in full sentences acquire the ability to put their words together in full sentences. Findings have broad implications for immigrant parents' language choices at home and for staffing practices in early care and education centers.

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Yale study examines shifts in fertility rates among Generation X women

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Fertility, Fitness, Gynecology, Medical Education and Training, Menopause, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Teen Health, Women's Health

A new study examines shifts in fertility behaviors among Generation X women in the United States — those born between 1965-1982 — compared to their Baby Boomer counterparts, and explores whether the fertility of college-educated women is increasing more quickly across cohorts in Generation X than the fertility of their less educated counterparts.

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Prenatal stress could affect baby's brain

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Child Development, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Psychology Research, Stress

New research has found that maternal stress before and during pregnancy could affect a baby's brain development.

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Initiating breastfeeding in vulnerable infants

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Breastfeeding, Diseases and Conditions, Down Syndrome, Folic Acid, Human Biology, Infant's Health, Medical Topics, Pregnancy and Childbirth

The benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and child are well-recognized, including for late preterm infants (LPI). But because LPI do not have fully developed brains, they may experience difficulties latching and/or sustaining a latch on the breast to have milk transfer occur. This means that these infants are at high risk for formula supplementation and/or discontinuation of breastfeeding.

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Early humans evolved in ecosystems unlike any found today

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Early Mammals, Ecology, Ecosystems, Fossils, Human Biology, Nutrition, Origin of Life, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Rainforests

To understand the environmental pressures that shaped human evolution, scientists must reconstruct the ecosystems in which they lived. Because putting together the puzzle of millions-of-years-old ecosystems is a difficult task, many studies draw analogies with present-day African ecosystems, such as the Serengeti. A new study calls into question such approaches and suggests that the vast majority of human evolution occurred in ecosystems unlike any found today.

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Histone modifications are the influencers of zygotic genome awakening

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Biotechnology, Developmental Biology, Epigenetics, Epigenetics Research, Genes, Genetics, Human Biology, Pregnancy and Childbirth

Scientists have observed changes to the gene-regulating factors during zebrafish development and discovered that modifications to 'histone H3', one of the proteins around which DNA is bound, play an important role in 'zygotic genome activation' or transition of control of zebrafish embryonic development from maternal material to the zygote.

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An 'unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty

October 5, 2019 0 Comments Breastfeeding, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Infant and Preschool Learning, Infant's Health, Parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth

A new study links a rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.

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Severe morning sickness associated with higher risk of autism

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Autism, Birth Defects, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children's Health, Learning Disorders, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Teen Health

Children whose mothers had hyperemesis gravidarum — a severe form of a morning sickness — during pregnancy were 53% more likely to be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to new research.

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Poor mental and physical health in pregnancy linked to infant sleep problems

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Child Psychology, Insomnia, Insomnia Research, Parenting, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Sleep Disorder Research, Sleep Disorders, Teen Health

Severe and persistent infant sleep problems in the first year are linked to poor maternal mental and physical health during pregnancy, a new study has found.

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High lead levels during pregnancy linked to child obesity

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Children's Health, Cholesterol, Diet and Weight Loss, Folic Acid, Obesity, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Teen Health, Vitamin B

Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, compared to those whose mothers have low levels of lead in their blood, according to a new study.