The types of foods mothers eat an hour before breast-feeding their baby greatly influence children's preferences later on, according to new research.

The researchers, from the University of Copenhagen, found that children often inherit their mothers' food preferences. They said these links might be formed early, even before babies start eating solid foods. Babies who eat a variety of healthy foods are more adventures to try new food when they start eating solids, the scientists say

A Texas hospital here has acknowledged an error occurred in its pharmacy that caused the death of two newborn twins.

Although the hospital says doctors found no direct links to the overdose, as many as 17 babies were given overdoses of the blood thinner Heparin at the neonatal intensive care unit of Christus Spohn Hospital South on July 4

Pregnant women who consumed low levels of vitamin D during gestation are more likely to have babies who develop tooth enamel problems, which can lead to tooth decay, new Canadian research says.

Researchers at the University of Manitoba here studied 206 women for the vitamin D levels in their second trimester of pregnancy and found only 21 (10.5 percent) of the women had adequate levels of this sunshine vitamin, HealthDay news reported

Defective signalling of a chemical called serotonin in the brain may be at the root cause of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Italian researchers have found.

Scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Monterotondo, Italy, genetically modified lab mice to produce low levels of the brain-signalling protein serotonin. After being exposed to slight external temperature changes, the rodents suddenly died because their bodies could not adjust, researchers said

A transgender man who surprised the world in April by revealing he was pregnant gave birth Sunday to a baby girl at a hospital here.

Thomas Beatie, 34, who switched gender from woman to man, delivered his baby at the St. Charles Medical Center. He gave birth naturally. The father has already left the hospital with his baby, who was conceived through artificial insemination using sperm from a donor