Why Babies? Why Now? Unlike other organs, the brain is not fully formed at birth. In infancy, the brain we rely on for success in school and life is still developing. The human brain grows to 85% of its adult capacity between conception and age 3. The experiences we have, from conception to age three, […]
What Do You See?
The National Women’s Law Center is calling for real life stories of how high-quality early learning (including stories about early care and nurturing of infants and toddlers) can transform individuals, classrooms and even entire communities. They are gathering hundreds of stories, and will deliver them in a “Brown Bear, Brown Bear”-themed book to key Members […]
News Roundup July 11th
Breast-Feeding Is Good for Brain Development Magnetic resonance imaging of infants’ brains shows that breastfeeding leads to increased development in the white matter regions of the brain. The white matter regions of the brain are associated with social emotional development, motor ability and language development. Three groups of infants matched for a variety of factors […]
Podcast: Why Maternity Leave Matters to Health
Sylvia Guendelman, Ph.D. is a professor of Community Health and Human Development and Chair of the Maternal and Child Health Program at the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley. Her research interests include: health and social behavior, health policy and management, and maternal & child health. Among her many projects, Sylvia chaired […]
Podcast: Transforming Communities: Best Babies Zone Initiative
Cheri Pies, MSW DrPH is a Clinical Professor in the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley. Her research interests include reducing and eliminating health disparities and inequities in birth outcomes through community transformation and the implementation of the Life Course model, the use of incentives in delivery of reproductive health services, and […]
Virtual Rally4Babies to Support Early Learning
Birth to three years old is the peak age for brain development and learning. In fact, with 700 new neural connections forming every second, the first three years of life are the most crucial time for developing critical brain functions such as hearing, language and cognition. Rally4Babies: Learning Happens from the Start is a national […]
