There are too many heartbreaking stories of babies and young children suffering serious injury or even death due to an accident in the home. You hope it doesn’t happen to your family, and taking preventive measures is the first step in ensuring it doesn’t. Baby-proofing the house is a rite of passage for new parents…  read on >  read on >

Most new parents have experienced the agony of colic: hours of inconsolable crying from their newborn, leaving them at wit’s end. It’s more common than some might think: The American Pregnancy Association estimates that 20% to 25% of babies have colic. And parents of a colicky baby will tell you that it is very stressful…  read on >  read on >

Constipation is no fun for toddlers, but you can help your child move through a bout of it. What is toddler constipation? According to the Cleveland Clinic, your toddler may sometimes have hard, dry stools that are painful to pass. Up to 20% of toddlers experience constipation at one time. A constipated toddler typically poops…  read on >  read on >

Potty training is a big transition for toddlers, and potty training boys and girls can be very different endeavors. It can be a challenging time as a parent, requiring a lot of patience to help your little one successfully take this big step. Here’s how to know your child is ready for potty training, plus…  read on >  read on >

Not everyone wants children, and that number is higher than you might think, a new poll shows. More than 1 in 5 Michigan adults aren’t really interested in becoming parents, a number that initially surprised researchers so much that they repeated the study and found the number who didn’t want kids was essentially the same…  read on >  read on >

It’s highly unlikely, but COVID-19 can be transmitted from mother to baby through the placenta, causing injury to the developing fetus’ brain, a new study finds. Researchers shared two unusual cases among hundreds of pregnant and delivering mothers they saw who were infected with COVID. In both cases, the infants tested negative for COVID at…  read on >  read on >

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a drug that was meant to prevent preterm births. Sold as Makena, the drug was first approved in 2011 under the FDA’s accelerated approval program, but subsequent research questioned the medication’s effectiveness and noted serious side effects that included blood clots and…  read on >  read on >