In those early days of new parenthood, a trip to the doctor’s office for a baby check-up can feel like a grand occasion. Aside from giving you a reason to put on pants and interact with real-life ...

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Doctors always record the weight of babies when they’re born. They may want to consider measuring the size of their heads, too, because it could indicate their intelligence later in life, according to ...

If your parents tormented you for having a huge head when you were born, let the embarrassment subside immediately. According to research conducted by the UK Biobank, there is emerging evidence ...

Brain development underlies maturation of sleep patterns throughout childhood. Intrauterine head growth—marker of early neurodevelopment—has not been associated with childhood sleep characteristics.

Background: Associations of maternal leisure time physical activity with birth size are inconsistent. Roles of infant sex and maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) in these associations have not ...