A new study examining how much energy males and females spend carrying babies in different positions reported that women expend less energy carrying their babies than men in all carrying positions. Carrying a baby on one’s back was the most energy efficient and people carrying babies this way were able to maintain their unloaded walking speeds. The study was published in Evolutionary Human Sciences.

The study's sobering findings underscore the extent of the opioid epidemic’s impact on children, according to its lead author.

A group of international researchers examined parental methods to help toddlers sleep across 14 cultures and found that these methods are related to the development of a child’s temperament.

A study published in the journal Biological Psychology suggests that exposure to social media content about motherhood can trigger a sense of threat among mothers, activating the body’s stress response.

UK data shows authoritarian or neglectful parenting linked to higher weight in children and adolescents

Sensitive, responsive interactions with caregivers are crucial to babies’ brain development, social skills and even physical health.

A recent study has found that children who watch TV as part of their bedtime routine get less sleep, experience more sleep problems, and exhibit more attention problems and aggressive behavior six months later.

An account featuring a 3-year-old girl has sparked a discussion on online safety.

University of Queensland researchers have found enjoying a daily latte or long black causes no increased risk to pregnancy.

Rihanna is officially a new mom. The pop star gave birth to a baby boy on May 13 in Los Angeles, TMZ reports. The infant is her first child with ASAP Rocky. The couple first announced the happy news that they were expecting back in January with a series of paparazzi photos taken in the snowy streets of Harlem, the New York City neighborhood where Rocky was born and raised. In the images, Rihanna's pregnant belly peeks out from behind a pink, partially-unbuttoned Chanel Fall 1996 coat as the pair hold hands and the rapper lovingly plants a kiss on his girlfriend's forehead.

By Emily Reynolds. Negative feelings particularly likely to arise among mothers prone to social comparison.

A bipartisan bill in the Assembly would make social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram liable for getting young users addicted.

The research could have policy implications as President Biden pushes to revive his proposal to expand the child tax credit.

Consuming sweeteners during pregnancy may affect baby’s microbiome and obesity risk, finds new study in Frontiers in Nutrition

America's fertility decline is about more than money. It's about a society that doesn't like kids.

Freedom of speech is a human right. But it comes with limitations, such as using the right to incite violence. Conversations around these concepts are a part of democratic education.

Induction of labour can be life-saving in some situations. But women are increasingly induced for non-medical reasons, and earlier in their pregnancies.

Toxic chemicals known as PFAS found in all 50 samples tested at levels nearly 2,000 times what is considered safe in drinking water

The health care system often neglects women’s postpartum concerns, from physical pain to psychological anguish. Many women assume this is what you get when you have a baby. But experts say it doesn’t have to be this way.

Although the fairy tale of the wicked stepmother is a tale as old as time, the effects of blending children with their new stepfamilies may not be as grim as once thought. In fact, new research shows that stepchildren are not at a disadvantage compared to their peers from single-parent households and actually experience better outcomes than their halfsiblings — good news for the more than 113 million Americans that are part of a steprelationship.