A new Stanford study found that allowing fathers to take time off following birth improves the health and mental well-being of mothers.
Tag: parenting
Baby, then work: An effort to help resident-parents in emergency medicine
Spurred by former resident June Gordon, Stanford Emergency Medicine offers a new policy for residents who are pregnant or returning to work following birth.
How children across the world develop language
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.
Tips for caring for patients with disabilities, from a mother and physician
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.
Higher birth risks associated with older dads
From the data of more than 40 million births, scientists link paternal age to birth risks and even risks to the mother’s health.
Family food rules can significantly improve teens’ independent food choices
Household guidelines and rules related to food help teenagers eat healthier away from home, new Stanford research suggests.
Advice on how to cope with the threat of school shootings
Stanford psychiatry professor for gives advice on how to cope with the new normal of school lockdown and active-shooter drills.
Average U.S. newborn’s dad is getting older (as is mom) — and it matters
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. …
Exploring new recommendations to diagnose prenatal and postpartum depression
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 …
Chinese children face obesity risk
With the parents gone away, the children have time to play — and eat, according to new research that examines the health of the millions …
How parents and kids can have a happier – and healthier – Halloween
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 …
Forget perfection and just cook for your kids, says new book by Stanford author
“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, …
Missing out on “normal”: Advice from an expert on how to help kids with serious illnesses
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 …
Parents can help their teens recover from bulimia, say Stanford researchers
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 …
Research elaborates on how moms can protect their daughters’ body image
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 …
Sleep-deprivation and stress among factors contributing to smoking relapse after childbirth
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 …