Flu shots in pregnant women protect their unborn children, but only for a matter of weeks.
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Well: Diet Soda in Pregnancy Is Linked to Overweight Babies
Drinking one can of diet soda a day doubled the risk of having an overweight 1-year-old.
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Well: Flu Shots Protect Babies, Too
Here’s one more reason pregnant women should get a flu shot: It not only protects mothers, but a large study suggests it prevents flu in the infant, too.
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Well: Airplanes and Babies: Readers Weigh In
More than 600 readers wrote in about the issue of crying babies on airplanes, with responses ranging from compassion to indignation.
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Well: Using a Mother’s Microbes to Protect Cesarean Babies
A new study shows that a mother’s beneficial microbes can be transferred, at least partially, from her vagina to her baby after a C-section.
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The Weekly Health Quiz: High-Heels, Fats and Test-Tube Babies
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
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How Music May Make Babies Team Players
Researchers found that toddlers who were bounced to the beat of a song tended to be more helpful.
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The Tests That Babies Need
The screening of newborns for inherited and congenital disorders has steadily improved and remains critical to their health.
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Vital Signs: Perceptions: Babies Seem to Pick Up Language in Utero
A study of newborns’ responses to recordings of language suggests they can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar vowel sounds.
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