The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Less physical activity for infants below one year of age may lead to more fat accumulation which in turn may predispose them to obesity later in life, suggests a study led by researchers at the Johns ...

Maternal obesity, usually associated with the adverse birth outcomes, has been a serious public health concern. Studies examining its effect on the physical and cognitive development of children have ...

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A new innovation makes it possible, for the first time, to quantitatively assess children's spontaneous movement in the natural environment. A new innovation makes it possible, for the first time, to ...

Objective To examine the relationship between postpartum physical activity and maternal postnatal cardiometabolic health, breastfeeding, injury, and infant growth and development. Design Systematic ...

The amount of physical contact between infants and their caregivers can affect children at the molecular level. The study of DNA methylation patterns showed that children who had been more distressed ...

A look at how physical play serves broader UNICEF goals for vulnerable children in education, protection, social inclusion and empowerment. Primary school students in Aurangabad, Maharashtra state, ...

Social determinants of health, such as access to secure housing, family employment and economic stability, education, and child care, must be the focus of federal policies to support infant and ...

Preschool children with more backyard space and those who live closer to parks and water do more active play than children ...