Browsing: Baby Health

Is my baby sleeping too much or too little? Baby sleep varies widely in the first year. Here is what normal sleep looks like by age, and when parents should be concerned.

Birth plans are great…until your baby has other plans. If you are expecting a little one soon, understanding the pros and cons of the different modes of delivery will help you make the best choice for yourself and your baby.

Calling all mothers: still stressing about breastfeeding your baby or giving them formula? Ultimately, the final decision comes down to what you and your baby need.

Breastfeeding is not just good for babies, it benefits mothers too. From faster postpartum recovery to lower cancer risk and weight loss, here is why nursing can boost your health and wellbeing.

Singapore, 26 May 2025 – Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), have developed a first-of-its-kind device to profile the immune function of newborns.   

Are you a sleep-deprived parent praying for a full night’s rest? Explore three popular techniques that can help your baby (and you) get a better night’s sleep.

KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has launched Singapore’s first newborn car seat loan programme to reduce child road traffic…

Pregnant women getting less than seven hours of sleep may risk their baby’s brain development, study suggests. Merck’s drug, tulisokibart, shows promise for ulcerative colitis, achieving remission in 26% of patients.

Health Rounds: A study in mice suggested transplanting eggs from older ovaries into younger tissue could rejuvenate them and improve IVF outcomes. Researchers found a gene variant that protects some babies from jaundice by better processing bilirubin. A trial demonstrated Exelixis’ Cabometyx extended progression-free survival for patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours resistant to other treatments.

Proper prenatal care through checkups, vaccinations and nutrition guidance can help ensure healthy births and babies less at risk of nutritional issues like low birth weight and stunting. These issues can have lasting effects on both physical development and cognitive abilities of the child.