Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is your newborn breathing fast? Newborn babies can exhibit some unusual breathing patterns, most of which are not cause for alarm.

You might wonder how your baby breathes while still in your womb, surrounded by amniotic fluid. After all, the lungs are not filled with air before birth, and your baby relies entirely on the placenta ...

Newborns often have irregular breathing patterns that concern new parents. They can breathe fast, take long pauses between breaths, and make unusual noises. Newborns’ breathing looks and sounds ...

Pacifiers are often a helpful comforts for a newborn - but what else are they capable of? Thanks to the work of Miad Faezipour, an associate professor at Purdue University, pacifiers could soon play ...

Sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC) occurs when an apparently healthy newborn suddenly stops breathing and collapses during the first week of life. In a new study, published in the journal ...

Exposure to opioids in the womb affects the development of important circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control breathing, new research with rats shows. The findings could lead to better ...

I can remember leaving the “safety” bubble of the hospital with my newborn son like it was yesterday. Sitting in the wheelchair, waiting for my husband to pull the car around, I was suddenly aware of ...