Technical reports from the American Academy of Pediatrics benefit from expertise and
resources of liaisons and internal (AAP) and external reviewers. However, technical reports …

Despite a major decrease in the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) since
the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its recommendation in 1992 that infants …

Background We are witnessing renewed debates regarding definitions and boundaries of
human gender/sex, where lines of genetics, gonadal hormones, and secondary sex …

During the early period of hypothesis building and empirical testing of attachment theory, a
major emphasis was placed on mother-infant physical contact. In spite of this, mother-infant …

Infant sleep undergoes dramatic evolution during the first year of life. This process is driven
by underlying biological forces but is highly dependent on environmental cues including …

This chapter summarizes the recent advances in the neuropathology of sudden infant death
syndrome (SIDS). In 2015, hippocampal abnormalities were described in SIDS infants …

The practice of parent and child sharing a sleeping surface, or 'bed-sharing', is one of the
most controversial topics in parenting research. The lay literature has popularized and …

The impact of the olfactory sense is regularly apparent across development. The fetus is
bathed in amniotic fluid (AF) that conveys the mother's chemical ecology. Transnatal …

Objective: The United Kingdom's National Institute for Health Research has recently invited
proposals for the design of a multicomponent primary care package of behavioral …

Infant sleep is a major source of concern for many parents. The aims of this longitudinal
study were to assess:(a) the development of sleep patterns among infants,(b) the …