Many parents think that a newborn will respond to sounds as they get older, but hearing problems often go unnoticed. Early ...

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The air conditioning unitin Kaitlin Greenough’s Tampa rental sputtered. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn’t.

Brooklyn’s long-running streak of welcoming New York City’s first babies born in the new year has come to an end.

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At Houston Methodist Willowbrook, two labor-and-delivery rooms stand out from the rest. The spaces look more like calm, spa-like suites than hospital units—dimmable lights, soft wood tones, a laboring ...

A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

A Texas couple achieved a feat that has been described as about one in a million: conceiving quadruplets naturally without ...

The Fresno Chaffee Zoo recently welcomed baby rhino Eloise to their savanna exhibit, and she absolutely cannot be any cuter!

Over 2,000 years on, modern obstetric care—from calibrated drapes to lifesaving medicines—is reshaping motherhood, giving ...

The former Disney star and the Twenty One Pilots drummer tied the knot in 2019 Jeff Kravitz/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty; Debby Ryan/Instagram On Saturday, Dec. 13, Debby Ryan announced that she and husband ...

When it comes to parenthood, Hayley Erbert and Derek Hough are ready to freestyle. "The best piece of advice that I've gotten is not to listen to anybody's advice," Hayley, who is expecting the couple ...