Depression can take all the fun out of being a new mother. Researchers are trying to find better ways to diagnose the problem early.

Could factors like household income affect a child's reading abilities? These seemingly unrelated factors might actually be connected.

An ingredient in your breakfast cereal may be preventing birth defects all across the US.

Temper tantrums and telling fibs are often a normal part of being a young kid. Some behaviors, however, could be a tip-off that there’s more going on.

Giving birth is hard enough, so why add a surgery to the mix? A surgery once common during childbirth may be going extinct for routine births.

New parents want to keep their kids happy and healthy — and one vaccine might help them do just that.

Babies on board should see the world through the rear window. Many kids may be switched to forward-facing car seats too soon.

It's called "fast" food, but it could slow kids' brain development. What is actually in that Big-Mac?

Mothers who quickly respond to that 3 a.m. feeding wail with love and attention may improve their children’s development — from infancy to adulthood.

Birth announcements and baby shower invitations may not be as common as they once were in US mailboxes. The US hasn't been in a baby boom for a few years, and last year saw a particularly low birth rate.