Babies

Overusing skincare products, overdressing, and improper heat exposure can harm newborn skin

The Israeli summer can be harsh on newborns' delicate skin. A pediatric dermatology expert explains how overdressing, excess skincare products, and heat exposure can cause irritation and rashes.

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Newborn breastfed babies usually nurse 10 to 12 times a day, and generally about every two hours from the start of one breastfeeding session to the start of the next

Exclusively breastfeeding infants linked to higher allergy rates in young children, study finds

A mother measures her baby's temperature

The baby has a fever: From what number should you start to panic? A guide for parents

Pesticides

The impact of exposure to pesticides on fetal brain development


Requests for baby food spike since start of Israel-Hamas War

"Israeli society cannot afford a situation where there are parents who cannot provide their babies with the most basic thing of food."

Breast milk has been prove to be more beneficial than baby formula.

Reading nursery rhymes and singing to babies can help them learn language

Babies don’t begin to process phonetic information reliably until seven months old – too late to form the foundation of language.

Mother reading to a baby girl.

IDF offers incubators for Gaza newborns, aid to Al-Shifa Hospital

“We are ready to provide you with any assistance you wish to evacuate children and patients," the Israeli officer said. "We’ll even provide you with an incubator."

 An IDF soldier loads incubators into a van to be delivered to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. November 14, 2023.

Gaza neonatal unit warns babies at risk 'within minutes' if power fails

Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for the Hamas health ministry, said there were 130 newborn babies in electric incubators across the Gaza Strip.

A premature Palestinian baby lies in an incubator at the maternity ward of Shifa Hospital, which according to health officials is about to shut down as it runs out of fuel and power, as the conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas continues, in Gaza City October 22, 2023.

Hostile groups could send supplies with toxins to harm Israeli infants

Magen David Adom warns against currently accepting donations of human breast milk from overseas.

 A holds a baby and feeds them milk from a bottle.

Photos of babies being burnt, decapitated confirmed

The photos were shown to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Israel on Thursday.

 Israeli soldiers guard the bodies of victims of an attack following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.

'Got to get with her friends' imperative in animal breeding – study

Females in the animals kingdom learn what to look for in a mate based on what their older peers look for.

 Fallow Deer, Forest of Dean

Teenage boys who smoke risk respiratory damage to future kids

People whose fathers smoked in their early teens had epigenetic markers associated with asthma, obesity, and poor lung function.

 A teenager smoking (illustrative).

Lullaby reduces pain for newborns during minor procedures - study

A new study found that newborn infants felt less pain while getting blood tests when they listened to a lullaby.

 Baby in a crib

10,000 Liters: How did she pump so much breast milk?

Elizabeth Anderson-Sierra, 35, holds the Guinness World Record for largest breast milk donation, sharing her extraordinary journey amidst challenges.