A new study is shedding light on the possible repercussions of different drinking behaviors amongst mothers. Teenagers are more likely to develop drinking problems if their mothers are depressed and drink regularly.

University of Queensland researchers tracked alcohol related disorders of children through adulthood as part of one of the world's longest health studies

The U.N. children's agency is saying breast feeding saves the lives of 6 million babies a year.

UNICEF adds that the 6 million babies a year figure could be doubled if more mothers would breast feed

A new study reveals that children who spent more time in daycare were protected from their mothers' emotional exhaustion.

Dr. Julie Turner-Cobb of Bath University and Dr. David Jessop at Bristol University carried out the research. Dr. Turner-Cobb says that children were not affected by the mother's emotional feelings about work if they attended daycare

Scientists say Tuesday that mothers who breast-feed their children may help to protect them from developing celiac disease, an intolerance to a protein found in wheat, rye and barley.

In a review of 15 studies, they found that the longer children are breast fed the less likely they are to suffer from the illness

A new study proves a test that detects Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy is highly accurate.

Down syndrome is one of the leading causes of mental retardation and birth defects, found in one in every 660 pregnancies