Babies

Baby Skulls

3D images show how much babies' heads get squished during birth

Children's Health

How much speech do unborn children hear? It varies

Pregnant Baby Speech Development

New moms need sleep, dads need exercise to thrive, Penn State study finds

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Children's Health

Parents, dental hygiene should begin at the first tooth

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Penn Medicine shortens hospital stays for mothers and their newborn babies

Newborn Baby at Hospital

After two miscarriages, a rainbow baby is on the way

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Flyers' Claude Giroux, wife announce they're having a baby

Pennsylvania woman allegedly gives birth, leaves baby in restroom toilet

Lancaster County Courthouse

Bring baby to class at Lumos Yoga & Barre

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CRISPR babies raise an uncomfortable reality – abiding by scientific standards doesn't guarantee ethical research

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Children's Health

Preventing infant deaths: The ABCs of safe baby sleep

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Children's Health

3 ethical reasons for vaccinating your children

Children's Health

Johnson & Johnson denies claims made in Reuters' tainted Baby Powder report

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Children's Health

CVS and Walmart among retailers affected by recall of infant ibuprofen

infant ibuprofen recall

New study suggests parents who clean pacifiers in their mouths are boosting health of their babies

New Jersey State Police deliver baby in Sussex County home

New Jersey State Police

The rise and struggle of non-traditional child care in Philly

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Consumer baby monitors produce inaccurate readings, CHOP study finds

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Children's Health

Three breast milk depots to open soon in Philly area

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Having a baby is costly and confusing, even for a health policy expert

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Delaware is now one of six states offering paid parental leave

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Preemie cams let family in, keep germs out

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For the babies of the opioid crisis, the best care may be mom's recovery

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Nursing mothers who travel will have new refuge to breastfeed at PHL

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Meet the Philly area's cheesesteak baby

Cheesesteak Baby

Bam Margera welcomes first child, Phoenix Wolf, into the world

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Children's Health

Local exposure to Pennsylvania fracking sites impacts health of newborns

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WATCH: Former Eagle Connor Barwin announces he's going to be a dad

Tis the season to safeguard your kids

Did Kevin Hart name his soon-to-be child after a Philly neighborhood?

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Time to wean: why I’m happy (and sad) to stop nursing my 1-year old baby

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Pennsylvania mom goes viral with photo of baby born in amniotic sac

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Stranger danger: Helping babies overcome social anxiety

Study: Hospital workers who wash can still spread MRSA to babies

CBS Philly meteorologist gives birth to baby girl, shares photos

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Pennsylvania's most popular baby names in 2016 weren't that creative at all

CBS Philly anchor posts photos of newborn baby girl

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South Jersey twin sisters give birth to baby boys on same day

Doctor casts doubt on effectiveness of baby boxes

Baby Box

Katie on FOX: why it's OK to get away without your toddler

Katie on Fox

Bradley Cooper welcomes first child with Irina Shayk

Leaving the baby for the first time: The vacation I almost skipped

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Breastfeeding may make your kid less hyper but not smarter, new study finds

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