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Several factors are known to contribute to sleep problems in young children, and a new study by Penn State researchers recognizes maternal depression as a significant cause of sleep disruption in newborns and infants. Researchers, led by Douglas M. Teti, associate director of the Social Science Research Institute and professor of human development, psychology and pediatrics, at Pennsylvania State University, found that mothers with higher levels of symptoms of depression are more likely to...

NEW YORK, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest in its series of award-winning mobile apps, WhatToExpect.com (www.whattoexpect.com) - the online home for Heidi Murkoff's world-renowned What To Expect® parenting and pregnancy brand - today announces the launch of its "Grow With Me" app for iPhone sponsored by The Boppy Company. Everyday Health, Inc. created proprietary time-lapse technology specifically for this app, which turns daily photos into videos that document growth...

Fatigue and unrealistic expectations of parenthood may help contribute to post-adoption depression in women, according to a Purdue University study. "Feeling tired was by far the largest predictor of depression in mothers who adopted," said Karen J. Foli, an assistant professor of nursing who studied factors that could predict depression in adoptive mothers. "We didn't expect to see this, and we aren't sure if the fatigue is a symptom of the depression or if it is the parenting experience...

Siblings who have questions about whether someone may be a potential brother or sister can now get the answers they seek with this newly launched sibling DNA testing service. (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 The Paternity Lab Center is launching another service focused on helping unite families once more. The service is called Sibling DNA Testing. This new service is especially handy when both parents have either passed away or is not readily available to do testing and provide proof of an...

Less than 2 percent of low-income mothers met breastfeeding recommendations in a recent study - a drastic decline compared with a more affluent population - and a lack of support and available resources appears to play a key role. The research findings out of Michigan State University suggest in addition to raising overall awareness of breastfeeding, especially among women of lower socioeconomic status, physicians can play a role in removing barriers that prevent new mothers from...

A serial qualitative interview study of infant feeding experiences: Idealism meets realism Advising women to breastfeed exclusively for six months may be "unhelpful" and far too idealistic, suggests a qualitative study of new mothers, their partners, and close relatives, published in the online journal BMJ Open. Exclusive breastfeeding for six months is known to confer considerable health benefits for mother and baby, and many governments around the world endorse the World Health...

A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and The University of Minnesota indicates that a parent's weight change is a key contributor to the success of a child's weight loss in family-based treatment of childhood obesity. The results were published today in the advanced online edition of the journal Obesity. "We looked at things such as parenting skills and styles, or changing the home food environment, and how they impacted a child's weight,"...

Research: Evaluation of peer-led parenting intervention for child disruptive behavior problems: A community-based randomized controlled trial Children with disruptive behavioural problems and their parents can benefit from peer led parenting classes, claims a study published today on bmj.com. The authors, from the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, studied parents and children (aged 2-11 years) from 116 families. The parents were seeking help with managing their children's...

New research at the University of Warwick into 50 years of motherhood manuals has revealed how despite their differences they have always issued advice as orders and set unattainably high standards for new mums and babies. Angela Davis, from the Department of History at the University of Warwick, carried out 160 interviews with women of all ages and from all backgrounds to explore their experiences of motherhood for her new book, Modern Motherhood: Women and Family in England, 1945-2000....

BOZEMAN, Mont., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today The Natural Baby Company, manufacturer and purveyor of top natural parenting brands and member of the 2011 Inc500 List of Fastest-Growing Companies, announced that Jeff Batton has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Batton brings twenty years of proven experience in building enterprise value in a variety of leadership roles in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings. "The market niche and team that Natural Baby Company...