Babies develop ‘wolf syndrome’ after parents take hair loss drug: report

Babies develop 'wolf syndrome' after parents take hair loss drug: report

Spanish babies are developing “wolf syndrome” because their parents are taking a popular over-the-counter hair loss drug – with nearly a dozen cases since last year, according to a new report. The Navarra Pharmacovigilance Center has detected 11 cases of hypertrichosis – commonly known as “wolf syndrome” – in babies across Spain and found that … Read more

Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead, arsenic: study

Prenatal vitamins may have dangerous levels of lead, arsenic: study

Some prenatal vitamins contain “disturbing” amounts of toxic heavy metals, while others lack key nutrients needed for a healthy pregnancy, a shocking new study finds. Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus tested 47 prenatal vitamins – 32 over-the-counter and 15 prescription – for their levels of choline and iodine and checked for … Read more

Baby name expert reveals her biggest ‘cons’ — from ‘too-matchy’ names to ‘crazy’ spelling

Baby name expert reveals her biggest 'cons' -- from 'too-matchy' names to 'crazy' spelling

Picking the right baby name is no child’s play — and for one consultant there are plenty of names that give her the “ick.” Colleen Slagen, a baby naming expert and mother of three, has spoken out about naming conventions she finds boring in a recent TikTok video that has sparked debate online. For starters, … Read more

We’re models and expecting moms – our growing bellies won’t stop us

We're models and expecting moms - our growing bellies won't stop us

Andrea Konovalske’s modeling journey at New York Fashion Week came with a small one crash on the road. Her baby bump. “I was extremely excited to be chosen to walk during NYFW, [but] I was admitted before I found out I was pregnant with baby no. 3, Konovalske, 34, an expectant mother of two and … Read more

Fewer triplets are being born in the US, according to a new CDC report

Fewer triplets are being born in the US, according to a new CDC report

It turns out that October is really special. According to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reports that the rate of triplet and higher order births decreased from 193.5 births per 100,000 total births in 1998 to 73.8 births last year, with the largest decline recorded between … Read more

‘My best friend’s dad’ name trend is big for baby girls in 2025

'My best friend's dad' name trend is big for baby girls in 2025

Reading glasses, graying mustaches and male pattern baldness – it’s the atmosphere of the elderly parents waiting for their little ladies to come. Oldies are all the rage among expectant mums and dads preparing to welcome baby girls in 2025, thanks to the ‘My Best Friend’s Dad’ baby naming trend. “I think we’ll start to … Read more

Study: Chewing this type of gum can reduce the risk of premature birth

Study: Chewing this type of gum can reduce the risk of premature birth

Chewing gum is the word—and a new study links chewing the right kind to a decrease in preterm birth and low birth weight babies in an impoverished African country. “It surprised us all that such a simple intervention could have such a dramatic effect,” said lead study author Dr. Greg Valentine, associate professor of pediatrics … Read more

Gen Z, millennial moms who take babies to job interviews

Gen Z, millennial moms who take babies to job interviews

It’s a parenting trend that gives “mommy-and-me” a whole new meaning. Millennial and Gen Z moms are bringing their babies to job interviews in a bid to combat high childcare costs — insisting that any company that doesn’t value or understand their role as a mother doesn’t deserve them . “It takes hours of planning,” … Read more

Austrian dad fools around with his runaway car and 18-month-old in viral video

Austrian dad fools around with his runaway car and 18-month-old in viral video

The notion that men struggle to focus on more than one thing at a time is widely accepted and scientifically proven. But a father in Western Australia has given the ideology that his gender can’t do much for its money literally in funny – and slightly unnerving – CCTV footage. Arron Nash shared a video … Read more