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Cuddlers soothe babies too sick, tiny to go home A volunteer slips her arms into a gauzy yellow hospital gown and approaches a medical crib holding a tiny newborn hooked up to noisy machines. ‘‘OK,’’ she says, with a smile. ‘‘Baby time.’’	How cuddling saves tiny babies The cutest new study shows that cuddling preemie babies when they're still in the hospital and beyond helps them thrive throughout... read more
Why African babies don't cry "In the UK, it was understood that babies cry. In Kenya, it was quite the opposite. The understanding is that babies don’t cry. If they do – something is horribly wrong and something must be done to rectify it immediately.	Study: A mother's love crucial for an infant's social development Most parents want their children to develop into healthy, competent individuals, and they will do almost anything to ensure the success of their offspring.
High levels of maternal care has life-long impact on vulnerability to stress A new study shows that high levels of maternal care during the early post-natal period in rodents can reduce the sensitivity of the offspring to stressful events during adulthood.	UN agencies promote breastfeeding to protect babies in typhoon-hit Philippines United Nations agencies are promoting breastfeeding to avoid unnecessary illness and deaths of children in the wake of the disaster wrought on the Philippines by Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) earlier this month.
Touching Portraits of Mothers with Their One-Day-Old Babies While she's used to taking celebrity portraits like those of actress Keira Knightley, chef Jamie Oliver or the rock band Beastie Boys, photographer Jenny Lewis shows that she's just as skilled at capturing beautiful portraits of mother and child... read more	API debuts the new Journal of Attachment Parenting The Journal... read more
Proving the Risk of Harm in Early Sleep Training "A new review paper out in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics has me hearing choirs, seeing the clouds part, and sun shining down (and I live in Vancouver, BC so it’s not something I see very often) over finally... read more	Attached at the Heart is available now Exciting News! Presenting a new edition of *Attached at the Heart*

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