Whilst almost everybody knows that mums-to-be experience hormonal shifts throughout their pregnancy and into motherdom, many are unaware of the hormonal changes that can occur in dads-to-be. During the 9 months that an average pregnancy lasts, a woman will …

  Everyone knows that Red Bull gives you wings, but you probably didn’t know that breast milk can too. There is an amino acid found in both Red Bull and breast milk that studies have shown may improve physical performance …

  A study looking at the brains of 87 babies (aged 2-90 days old), with scans obtained from 211 time points, has shown the incredible growth that a newborn’s brain achieves. This study, the first of its kind (according to …

  There is a period of 6 weeks after birth called puerperium – this is the time during which the mother’s uterus (and other reproductive organs) return to their original non-pregnant condition. During this period mothers can get contractions. There …

  Human newborns are unique among mammals. They cannot immediately get up, feed and walk around like a newborn foal, yet they have brains that are more active than a whole litter of newborn pups. In comparison to other animals …

  We are all born with primitive reflexes and the swimming reflex is one of them. We’ve covered primitive reflexes in previous weeks – In week 24 we found out that a newborn’s grasp is so strong it can hold …