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The Walt Disney Company, those white-glove-wearing cartoon animals who want to brand everything you touch or consume, is making a distinct push to become America's premiere baby outfitter, moving their brand's first impression on humans closer and closer to the moment of conception. Soon, we'll all be artificially inseminating ourselves with sound effect-making Donald Duck shaped turkey basters. More »
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The idea that babies are the embodiment of sweetness and innocence always struck me as a bit odd, since they spend most of their day screaming until their demands are met and have been known to randomly bite loved ones. Yet, according to a new study infants do have some redeeming qualities aside from looking ridiculously adorable in footie pyjamas. Babies as young as 15 months understand fairness, and some may be willing to let you check out their most prized LEGO toy, if you ask nicely. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5848115&view=rss&microfeed=true Though a baby delivered at 37 weeks is still considered full-term, a new study finds that infants born in weeks 37 or 38 still have a higher death risk in the first year than those who stay in the womb until week 39. Says lead study author Dr. Uma M. Reddy, "Women need to know that all ‘term' pregnancies are not alike. If the pregnancy is uncomplicated, babies should not be delivered before 39 weeks." More »
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Most parents-to-be either learn the sex of their baby during the ultrasound, or at birth, but now there's a third option: Revealing whether it's a boy or girl at a "sex party" (unfortunate name, that) with friends and family. More »
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After watching a mother slap her infant child, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant decided to intervene and take custody of the baby girl. The police say the parents were trying to get the 13-month-old to stop crying. More »
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Apparently stationing an infant in front of a DVD won't turn them into a baby Einstein. A new study suggests that TV viewing before age two doesn't improve language and visual motor skills. More »
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When Gavin McInnes's daughter was born, doctors told him that she wasn't born with the ability to walk, and that it would take about a year for her to learn how. He didn't think that pushing a newborn around in a mini-wheelchair was any way to live, so he decided to take action. He made a short documentary about his family's ride to infant mobility. [Street Carnage] More »
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The U.S. has the highest infant mortality rate of the world's 23 richest nations, and within the country, black babies die at three times the rate of white babies. On Friday, the 20/20 report "Babyland" focused on Memphis, the city with the highest infant death rate. Dr. Sheldon Korones, seen in the clip above, was spurred by the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. to found a neo-natal unit in Memphis's inner city. He describes the city's high rate of premature births and infant deaths as the result of years of social inadequacies. "There is so much else in that picture, ranging all the way from the proper lifestyle and diet, to the proper education and life itself," he says. "In this community, when a premature baby is born, society has failed." More »
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Sad news: Remember that baby red panda that was adopted by a domestic cat and her four kittens? The panda died, apparently after choking on milk. • Russia's booming economy (combined with weak borders and no laws for victim's rights) means more sex slaves and human trafficking. • An Army training plan to shoot live pigs and treat their wounds to teach medics how to treat wounded soldiers has angered PETA. • A woman with a previous charge of plotting to steal another woman's infant claims to have bought a baby for $1,000 from an unknown woman. More »
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