(The Conversation) – Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly twice the risk of developmental ...

When I was a child, I became accustomed to ear infections. At least once a year, I would feel the telltale symptoms: pressure, the uncanny feeling of being underwater when I tried to swallow, and ...

Children exposed to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in utero and not exposed to HIV showed no difference in language development at 5 years of age compared with unexposed children, based on new data from ...

What’s behind a spike in childhood speech development delays across the U.S. Since the COVID pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of young children who are slow to develop ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Former extremely preterm infants assessed at an adjusted age of 21 to 24 months are more likely to be diagnosed ...

In a recent prospective study published in the journal Pediatric Research, researchers investigated the effect of acetaminophen, an analgesic considered safe during pregnancy, on language development ...

Developmental delays can affect a child’s physical, cognitive, communication, social, emotional, or behavioral skills. Often, delays affect more than one area of development. When a child has delays ...

Every child blossoms in their own time. Some take their first steps earlier, while others find their voice a little later. These differences are perfectly natural. But when a child consistently falls ...

Children who are mistreated at a young age are more likely to experience a wide range of developmental delays and health problems, according to Christian Connell, Ken Young Family Professor in Healthy ...