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Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
Online Sexual Abuse of Kids Is Common; Perps Usually Friends, Partners
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over Half of American Parents Give Their Picky Eaters Supplements
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds
Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows
Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic May Have Left Lessons on C-Section 'Preemie' Births
Pandemic Means Many Kids Didn't Get Lifesaving Swim Lessons
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parent's Mental Health Can Affect Kids' Asthma Care
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parents Often Ignore Safe Sleep Advice After Baby Wakes at Night
Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
Parents, Plan Now for Allergy-Free Summer Camp
Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge
Paxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
Pediatricians' Group Urges Parents to Get Youngest Kids Vaccinated Against COVID
Pediatricians Offer Latest Advice on Controlling Head Lice in Kids
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
Pfizer Vaccine Prevents 91% of Symptomatic COVID in Young Children: FDA
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Planning for a Pregnancy? Don't Let Eczema, Psoriasis Get in the Way
Poll Finds COVID Low on Parents' Summer Camp Checklist
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
Preeclampsia Could Slow Fetal Development, Study Finds
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women's Future Heart Health
Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
Pregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women
Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study
Pregnancy May Delay MS
Pregnancy Often More Stressful for Women With Autism
Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
Pregnancy Seems to Ease MS Symptoms, and Research May Show Why
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily
Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns
Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Protect Your Kids in Blistering Summer Heat
Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Rash Decisions: Many Triggers for Children's Skin Outbreaks
Rate of Kids Hospitalized in Mental Health Crisis Keeps Rising
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
She Used Pills to Medically Abort -- But Had a Dangerous Ectopic Pregnancy
Shorter Storage of Frozen Embryos Tied to Pregnancy Success: Study
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Experts Warn Against Giving Melatonin to Children
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study
Slings, Other 'Baby-Wearing' Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study
Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
Steady Rise in Vape Product Poisonings Among Kids Under 5
Step Up to a New School Year: Tips for Buying Shoes for Your Kids
Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Tasty, Nutritious School Lunches for Your Budget
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Teen Drinking Much More Likely If Parents Binge Drink, Study Finds
Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The More Words Your Preschooler Knows, the Better They Do in Class
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior
Toddlers' Attention to 'Motherese' Could Give Clues to Autism
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Too Few Kids Are Getting Recommended Vaccines, CDC Warns
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Another Historic Low
U.S.-Wide Abortion Ban Could Cause Big Uptick in Deaths to Moms
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Updated Infant Sleep Guidelines: No Inclined Products, Bed-Sharing
Use of Frozen Embryos Tied to Higher Odds for Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
Using Devices as Babysitters Can Backfire on Parents
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wealthier Parents More Likely to Get COVID Vaccines for Young Kids: Poll
Web Searches for 'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
What Are Your Chances of Having a Second IVF Baby?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
With Abortion Access Under Threat, Doctors Focus on 'Contraceptive Counseling'
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Talking: Online Therapy Connects Postpartum Depression Patients With Survivors
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
Young Kids Eating Too Few Greens, Drinking Too Much Soda
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
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