We are pleased to announce our refreshed For Our Babies website. Designed to support families, caregivers, communities, and policymakers, the For Our Babies website offers a wealth of resources to promote healthy development and improved outcomes for infants and toddlers. Visit the new, mobile-friendly ForOurBabies.org to access: Evidence-based information about the four pillars that support […]
News Roundup January 15th
Head Start Participation Has Positive Impact on Childhood Obesity A University of Michigan study looked at body mass index associated with Head Start participation. The findings show that kids who participate in Head Start tend to have a healthier weight by kindergarten than similarly aged kids not in the program. In their first year in […]
News Roundup November 19
The First Solid Foods for American Babies Depends Very Much on The Mother’s Socioeconomic Background This recent study, “Sociodemographic differences and infant dietary patterns,” was published last month in Pediatrics. Scientists at the University of Buffalo studied the first solid foods eaten by American babies in their first year to find insight into whether or […]
News Roundup July 24th
Study Shows How Early Maternal Attachment Behavior Hardwires the Infant Brain New research out of New York University Langone is the first to show – in real-time electrical readings from rat pups’ brains- how early maternal attachment behaviors such as nursing, protecting, and grooming of pups, influence key stages of postnatal brain development. The mother’s […]
A Call to Action on Behalf of Babies
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a paid-leave policy for parents at or around the birth of a child. Prenatal care in the United States remains expensive, while virtually all other industrialized countries provide free or affordable prenatal care. And, while families in the U.S. pay about 80 percent […]
Free Download: Recommended Supports and Services for Babies and Their Families
Chapter 7 of J. Ronald Lally’s book For Our Babies: Ending the Invisible Neglect of America’s Infants is now available on-line for free! This chapter, titled Recommended Supports and Services for Babies and Their Families, presents 20 recommendations for the direct and indirect supports that families need to help with the care of their babies. […]
