Babies can serve time with their incarcerated moms: judge
British Columbia’s government violated the rights of incarcerated mothers when it cancelled a program allowing inmates to serve time with their babies, a B.C. Supreme Court judge has ruled. The lawsuit...
View Article3-way tie for first baby of 2014
Three babies were born in the GTA at the stroke of midnight. Amanda Ferguson introduces the newborns to the world.
View ArticlePregnant women who get flu shot less likely to have low-birth-weight babies:...
Pregnant women who get the flu shot are less likely to have premature or low-birth-weight infants compared to those who don’t get vaccinated, a study has found, confirming the results of earlier...
View ArticleNumber and size of animal offspring depends on parental support: study
A British Columbia researcher had to put herself in the position of a stock market investment analyst to solve a puzzle over why some animals have a few large babies while others have many small...
View ArticleConfusion over Wonderland’s baby food policy drives mom away
Melissa Hart’s fifteen-month-old may be big enough for some of the rides at Canada’s Wonderland, but he won’t be going to the park until he’s big enough for the food. “When he’s old enough to have a...
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Moment Toronto dads meet newborn son captured on camera
An emotional photo of two Toronto dads welcoming their newborn baby during Pride Week has now been shared thousands of times online. BJ Barone and Frank Nelson said they were overwhelmed by the love...
View ArticleBirth rate in Brazil falls to 26-year low after Zika crisis
The birth rate in Brazil has fallen by its fastest rate in nearly three decades after the Zika and microcephaly crisis of 2016. Brazil’s statistics agency says on Tuesday there were 2.79 million births...
View ArticleGTA hospitals welcome first babies of 2020, new decade
As 2020 ushered in on Wednesday, hospitals across the GTA welcomed its first babies of the new year and a new decade. One of the first babies — if not, the first baby in the GTA — was born at Humber...
View Article1 in 20 babies in Ontario exposed to opioids in utero, study indicates
One in 20 babies born in Ontario has been exposed to opioids during pregnancy, a new study indicates. Researchers with the University of Toronto, ICES, a health research organization based in Toronto,...
View ArticleJan. 14 – Parents up all night due to babies’ sleep patterns
Today’s Parent editor-in-chief Carine Ewert looks into why some babies mix up their days and nights. Reported by Anne Lavrih...
View ArticleFeb. 20 – Older drivers, deaths linked to drinking game, deliver room process
U.S. study finds today’s older drivers are less likely to be involved in crashes than previous generations New drinking game is starting to sweep social media and it’s been linked to several deaths...
View ArticleFeb. 27 – Growing spurts
In your babies first year, they can go through several growth spurts. Today’s Parent content and products director Nadine Silverthorne tells us when they happen. Reported by Anne Lavrih...
View ArticleNov. 3: Carbon monoxide detector, premature aging, infant speech development
It’s now the law in Ontario and the Yukon to have a carbon monoxide detector in your home New findings suggest young girls who are dealing with a great deal of stress are more prone to premature aging...
View ArticleDec. 4: Ethics of designer genes
Medical advances have allowed us to learn more about a fetus’s genetic blueprint, but bio-ethics experts say there’s a big gray area. Reported by Anne Lavrih....
View ArticlePfizer to apply for use of COVID-19 shots in children under five in the U.S.:...
U.S. regulators are urging drugmaker Pfizer to apply for emergency authorization for a two-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months to 5 years old while awaiting data on a three-dose...
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