Like many new parents, you might be wondering if your baby is growing at a healthy rate. Questions like "What is the average newborn weight?" or "How much should a 1-year-old weigh?" are common. While ...

How concerns about infant and child weight became a stand-in for health, and how these assumptions shape parenting, medical ...

A study of over 2,800 mother-child pairs across eight ECHO Cohort sites links a prenatal diet following USDA guidelines to healthier infant growth patterns, reducing risks associated with obesity.

Infants exposed to gestational diabetes in utero may not have as weighty of challenges as previously believed. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard Medical ...

Objective To examine the relationship between postpartum physical activity and maternal postnatal cardiometabolic health, breastfeeding, injury, and infant growth and development. Design Systematic ...

A new study reveals surprising findings about how babies exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) grow during their first year of life. A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas ...