Infancy

Kangaroo Care Ethiopia

With ‘kangaroo care,’ parents can save their premature babies, just by holding them

Health

Infant mortality rates have been improving greatly in Ethiopia, but hospitals are still not well-equipped to handle care for babies born prematurely. Enter “kangaroo care,” a technique originally developed in South America to keep premature babies in skin-to-skin contact with an adult during early, crucial weeks or months of development.

Language acquisition starts young — really young

Development & Education

Energy myths exposed

Environment

The inner workings of a baby’s brain

Environment

Amazon infanticide

Health & Medicine

All Natural

Nathanael Johnson grew up in an organic California family that didn’t believe in sugar, diapers, or TV. In his debut book, he sets out to see what science has to say about the true health benefits of his parents all natural lifestyle.

Is Shaken Baby Syndrome Real?

Melonie Ware was a daycare provider in Georgia who was sentenced to life in prison for shaking a nine-month-old baby to death in 2004. But in a 2009 retrial, a court declared that the medical examiner’s findings were insufficient, concluding that the baby most likely died because complications due to sickle-cell anemia, and acquitted Ware. […]

Plastics and Baby Bottles

Scientists have recently raised concerns that chemicals in the plastics used in some plastic wraps, baby bottles and teethers could leach out and be harmful. Steve talks with Ned Groth, director of technical policy and public service at Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, about the latest research.

Consumer Choices

Many of us worry about whether we should be using paper or plastic bags, cloth or disposable diapers. But a recent book by the Union of Concerned Scientists suggests that these sorts of consumer decisions are relatively insignificant, compared to other choices we make. Host Steve Curwood talk with Warren Leon, Deputy Director of Programs […]

Baby Talk

Host Laura Knoy talks with Gerald McRoberts, a psychologist at Lehigh University, who’s found men and women really differ when it comes to baby talk.