A new study suggests that folic acid supplementation given prenatally may protect babies from having colorectal cancer.

A team of researchers from University of Toronto studied female rats, grouped them on control diet and folic acid supplementation diet prior to breeding for three weeks and continued until pregnancy and lactation

Omega-3 intake during the last months of pregnancy boosts an infant's cognitive and motor development, a study says.

A team supervised by Université Laval researchers Gina Muckle and Éric Dewailly conducted tests on a group of infants at 6 and 11 months. Researchers measured docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid included in the development of neurons and retinas, in the umbilical cord blood of 109 infants

A recentUniv. of Montreal study of 987 children followed from age five months to six years found that babies with sleep problems - difficulty in getting to sleep, awakening at night with nightmares or even having less 10 hours of sleep at night are likely to have more sleep problems in their childhood.

This new study is being published in the April issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Sixteen mothers of HIV-infected children here have been infected by the deadly virus, possibly through breastfeeding.

Some 41 toddlers and eight adults were infected with HIV in 2007, allegedly by health workers in the southern Osh region

Babies whose mothers develop pre-eclampsia and their do not get enough oxygen in the womb in pregnancy may be at greater risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, a study suggests.

Pre-eclampsia is a condition that occurs during pregnancy which causes high blood pressure and can affect the kidneys, liver, brain and placenta. It can cause problems with the placenta by reducing the amount of oxygen the foetus receives