Any alcohol during conception and pregnancy may harm the baby
During pregnancy, women need to keep healthy lifestyle behaviors, because it is very important for baby’s development.
Healthy lifestyle behaviors include no smoking, no alcohol...
6 important nutrients you need for a healthy pregnancy
You know that folic acid is essential for a healthy baby.
Taking the recommended 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid daily before and during pregnancy...
How to prepare for a healthy pregnancy
For women who look to become pregnant, it is very important to build healthy habits to make sure that they can have a healthy...
High alcohol drinking is related to decreased fertility in women
Drinking too much alcohol can have harmful effects on health. In a recent study, researchers find that drinking alcohol more than 14 servings per...
How family stress affects child development
Family stress, such as financial problems, can strongly influence children’s physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.
Therefore, it is important to understand how this happens and...
Co-use of marijuana and cigarettes can strongly harm pregnancy
Recent surveys show that 2-11% of pregnant women use marijuana during pregnancy. Since marijuana use has become legal, the number is increasing and more...
Fathers’ food parenting strategies: How to feed a child
Nowadays, fathers become more and more important in parenting.
Interestingly, many father-child interactions are related to food. Father can cook meals, eat meals with their...
Sleep quality can predict mental health in pregnant women
Sleep disturbance is common in women, in particular during pregnancy.
European research shows that 75% of pregnant women have poor sleep and require a nap...
First lesson for new parents: use car safety seats correctly
Car safety seats (CSSs) now are commonly used when parents travel with kids by car. In the US, all 50 states have laws that...
Hand gesture can help 2-year-olds learn words
When we learn new knowledge, it is better to get the information from more than one channel.
For example, when we learn knowledge about a...