Classical Music Can Calm A Fetus’s Heart Rate
There’s new research that shows just how powerful music can be: it found that classical music can have a positive physical effect on a baby before it’s born.
“Dinner For One,” The British Comedy Sketch That’s A New Year’s Eve Tradition In Germany
Watching TV on the last night of the year? That's fine; in fact, there’s a tradition on German TV of showing a classic comedy sketch every December 31.
Toronto’s “Stork Derby” Happened Because Of A Very Wealthy Lawyer’s Very Strange Will
This week in 1926, a will left behind by a very unusual lawyer in Toronto led to a ten year baby-having contest nicknamed the “Stork Derby.”
Virginia Apgar’s Score Has Helped Millions Of Babies Stay Healthy
Today in 1909, the birthday of Dr. Virginia Apgar, who created the short but important test known as the Apgar Score to make sure a newborn baby is getting off to a good start.
The Twin Sisters Whose Birthdays Are 87 Days Apart
Today in 2012, the birthday of Amy Jones-Elliott of Glenmore, County Kilkenny, Ireland. But her twin sister Katie's birthday gave 87 days later.
The Smart Pacifier Is A High-Tech Wearable That Helps Keep Newborns Healthy
Washington State University has developed a high-tech wearable (I guess you call it a wearable?) to make it easier to take care of a very important test for some babies: a smart pacifier.
Solar-Powered Cribs Are A Bright Idea To Stop Jaundice
Jaundice is treatable with phototherapy, but not all places have access to light therapy machines. A startup in Nigeria is building solar-powered phototherapy machines to fill that gap.
A High-Tech Bed That Can Help Rock A Preemie
Babies born ahead of schedule can benefit from close contact with parents and caregivers - and for the times they're not available, there's a new hospital bed called Calmer that can simulate the rocking motion they feel when they're being held up close.
What’s In A Baby Name? A Pop Song
All kinds of pop culture can lead to trends in baby names, but there’s research that shows that when a hit song has climbed up the pop charts, the same name starts climbing the list of baby names.
Recycled Milk Bottles Apparently Make Great Road Surfaces
In South Africa, a construction company has started producing and using a more eco-friendly asphalt that contains plastic pellets that come from recycled milk bottles.