A new Stanford study found that allowing fathers to take time off following birth improves the health and mental well-being of mothers.
Spurred by former resident June Gordon, Stanford Emergency Medicine offers a new policy for residents who are pregnant or returning to work following birth.
An episode of the radio show School's In discusses research on the way children learn and develop language and engage with the world around them.
In this Q&A, Cori Poffenberger, a physician and mother to a daughter who has spina bifida, offers suggestions for caring for people with disabilities.
From the data of more than 40 million births, scientists link paternal age to birth risks and even risks to the mother’s health.
Household guidelines and rules related to food help teenagers eat healthier away from home, new Stanford research suggests.
Stanford psychiatry professor for gives advice on how to cope with the new normal of school lockdown and active-shooter drills.
The average age of a newborn's dad has crept steadily upwards in the United States, from 27.4 years old in 1972 to 30.9 in 2015. …
Although having a child is usually considered a happy event, an estimated 10 to 15 percent of women living in the U.S. develop some form of …
With the parents gone away, the children have time to play — and eat, according to new research that examines the health of the millions …
When I was a kid, the ghosts and ghouls of Halloween were the scariest things around. Now that I'm older, the terrors of Halloween have …
“Our children are in trouble because we’ve outsourced the job of feeding them,” says Stanford child nutrition expert Maya Adam, MD. To tackle the problem, …
When I first met Erica Medina in 2012, she was already practiced at living in two worlds. Then 17, she loved the ordinary teenage realm …
Teenagers with bulimia nervosa benefit from their parents' help in stopping their eating disorder. In fact, a therapy that involves parents works better for teens …
It's been my experience that women struggle with their body image at some point on the way from girlhood to womanhood - this may be …
Smoking can make it more difficult to get pregnant and it can contribute to complications after conception and endanger the health of babies as they …
