/newsroom/taxonomy/term/297/all en /newsroom/channels/news/dangers-smoking-during-pregnancy-333510 <p>Mothers who smoke are more likely to deliver smaller babies even after a full-term pregnancy, increasing the risks of birth defects and neurological disorders later in life, say researchers from º£½ÇÉçÇø. The team of researchers, which includes Assistant Professor <a href="/obgyn/michael-dahan">Michael Dahan</a> and Ido Feferkorn of the º£½ÇÉçÇø Health Care Center, examined the effects of smoking on more than nine million deliveries in the Unites States over 11 years, one of the largest studies to date.</p> Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:36:16 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 275622 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/bilingual-babies-prefer-baby-talk-any-language-329965 <p>Babies prefer baby talk in any language, but particularly when it’s in a language they’re hearing at home, according to a new study including close to 700 babies on four continents. The research, which was published today in the journal <a href="https://psyarxiv.com/sqh9d/"><i>Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science</i></a> and included researchers from º£½ÇÉçÇø, showed that all babies respond more to infant-directed speech – baby talk –than they do to adult-directed speech.</p> Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:01:26 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 257031 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mothers-not-fathers-multiple-children-report-more-fragmented-sleep-327613 <p>Mothers with multiple children report more fragmented sleep than mothers of a single child, but the number of children in a family doesn't seem to affect the quality of sleep for fathers, according to a <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jsr.13238">study</a> from º£½ÇÉçÇø.</p> Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:48:19 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256016 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/breastfed-babies-are-less-likely-develop-eczema-teenagers-study-shows-282395 <p><span>A new study, which is published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Pediatrics, and was led by researchers from King’s College London, Harvard University, University of Bristol and º£½ÇÉçÇø,</span><span> examined more than 13,000 Belarussian teenagers enrolled in the PROmotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT) and found a 54% reduction in cases of eczema amongst teenagers whose mothers had received support to breastfeed exclusively.</span></p> Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:19:28 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32636 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/world-breast-feeding-week-261978 <p>World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. (<a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/events/2016/world-breastfeeding-week/en/">WHO</a>)</p> <p> </p> Mon, 08 Aug 2016 13:57:39 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 26067 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/daily-quiet-time-improve-new-mothers%E2%80%99-health-241166 <p>A quiet time scheduled every afternoon could improve the health of newborns and mothers in maternity wards according to researchers at º£½ÇÉçÇø.</p> Mon, 19 Jan 2015 15:06:24 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 21927 at /newsroom