An experiment on zebrafish has suggested an important association between sleep arousals, body temperature, and sudden infant death syndrome.

Researchers say non-parental supervisors need to be educated on the safest sleep practices to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

A surrogate refused a baby’s parents’ wish for an abortion after finding out the unborn boy had a heart defect. Now she is calling on people to love them for their decision ultimately to "choose...

Doctors in Canada perform historic in-utero heart surgery on unborn baby.

Smoking weed throughout pregnancy can triple the odds of having an infant with low birth weight.

Researchers at the University of Montreal identify five most common antibiotics linked to risk of miscarriage during early pregnancy.

A team of doctors in Venezuela capture a baby coming out of mother's abdomen during a "gentle C-section" in graphic video.

Researchers identify the 11 European countries with the highest drinking rates among pregnant women.

A boy in China is born with "two faces" due to a rare birth defect.

Women exposed to secondhand smoke risk poor fetal brain development, even before conception.

A man in Australia is saving the lives of two million babies all over the world from Rhesus disease.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently updated its recommendations to help prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).