Labor Induction Tied to Worse Later Education Performance in Offspring
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Induction of labor in uncomplicated pregnancies during weeks 37 to 41 of gestation is associated with lower education performance in children, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Acta Obstetricia …
Learn MoreKids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’re 38 weeks pregnant and so uncomfortable you can barely move, so you ask your doctor if labor can be induced early.That’s not necessarily a good idea, according to new research that found children born…
Learn MoreLos niños pequeños y los adultos usan las mismas áreas del cerebro para resolver los problemas difíciles
MIÉRCOLES, 15 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos usan una parte especial del cerebro para resolver los problemas difíciles. Ahora, una nueva investigación muestra que los niños hacen lo mismo.Unos científicos usaron escáneres cerebrale…
Learn MoreYoung Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults use a special part of their brain to solve tough problems. Now, new research shows that kids do the same.Scientists used brain scans and challenging work to assess how kids and adults might work thro…
Learn MoreHealthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study
TUESDAY, Feb 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than a decade ago, the Obama administration passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 as a way to counter the toll the obesity epidemic was taking on children’s health.The goal was to markedly impr…
Learn MoreLink Found Between Maternal HIV Status and Inflammation in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal HIV status is associated with inflammation/immune activation during pregnancy, which may affect child growth, according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.Stepha…
Learn MoreEarly-Life Adversity Tied to Poor Mental Health, Cognition in Later Childhood
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Early-life adversity has lasting effects on mental health and cognitive abilities later in childhood, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.Tochukwu Nwe…
Learn MoreToddlers’ Attention to ‘Motherese’ Could Give Clues to Autism
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some toddlers who don’t interact with their parents may have early signs of autism, a new study suggests.Researchers showed kids between 12 and 48 months of age “split-screen” moving images, then used eye tra…
Learn MoreAbuse in Childhood, Young Adulthood Linked to Welfare Receipt
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Abuse in childhood and young adulthood is associated with an increased risk for long-term welfare receipt, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Pediatrics.Pascale Domond, Ph.D., from Ste-Justine Uni…
Learn MoreKids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The heart health of children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is similar to that of their naturally conceived peers, researchers have found. The large study found no robust difference in blood pr…
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