Parents have long intuitively known that music holds more than mere entertainment value for their little ones. Now, scientific research confirms this parental wisdom, establishing music as a powerful ...

Premature infants who received more skin-to-skin contact while in NICU showed significantly greater brain growth on discharge ...

Very preterm infants who received more skin-to-skin contact during their hospital stay showed stronger development in brain ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain ...

New research shows skin-to-skin care boosts brain development in preterm infants. Keep reading to learn how early bonding ...

Infant brains beat at 4 Hz, not 10 Hz, revealing how slower rhythms shape memory, attention, and the foundation for lifelong ...

Early life pain exposure alters brain development in preterm infants, particularly female infants, according to a new study. The observational cohort study collected and analyzed data from 150 infants ...

In a new study, Yale researchers offer a look into how infants’ brains work and change over time, and how these processes can be disrupted by preterm birth. The findings, the researchers say, could ...

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain ...

Parents and early educators play an active role in fostering a child's healthy brain development through responsive ...

Preterm infants born before 32 weeks who received more skin-to-skin contact while in the hospital showed stronger brain development in areas tied to emotion and stress regulation than babies who ...

Skin-to-skin care in babies born before 32 weeks is linked to "measurable differences" in their brain development, scientists ...