Parenting
Odds for job lock, curtailed employment elevated in families of kids with cystic fibrosis
Having a child with vs. without cystic fibrosis heightened the odds for job lock and curtailed employment among parents/caregivers, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Survey: 49% of parents unaware of conditions included in newborn screening tests
When asked about newborn screening tests, nearly half of surveyed parents with a young child did not know the conditions included on these tests, according to results presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.
Stress, childbearing delays: The struggles physicians face when starting a family
Infertility, high rates of regret for the delay of childbearing and relationship strain can make family building difficult for many physicians, according to the results of research published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Q&A: Concerns about future may be driving declining US birth rate
Across birth cohorts since the 1940s, young adults in the United States have consistently reported that they intended to have about two children on average, with the typical intended childlessness rate falling below 15%.
Study: 20% of adults do not want kids
More than one-fifth of adults in the United States do not want children, which is a higher prevalence than previously thought, according to researchers.
Supportive parenting reduces children’s risk for obesity, study finds
Children with positive early interactions with their mother were at a reduced risk for obesity in childhood, a study published in Pediatrics found.
Early parenting intervention may improve child social cognitive development
An early parenting intervention appeared to enhance child brain regions associated with social cognitive development, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.