The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent or caregiver, this is a familiar, urgent call to ...

When you’re preparing to become a parent, you know that hearing your baby cry will be part of the experience. What you may not be ready for is hours and hours of crying that can’t be soothed in the ...

Nicolas Mathevon has received funding from the ANR, IUF, and Fondation des Mutuelles AXA. The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a ...

When a baby is born, one of the first signs that doctors, nurses, and even family members look out for is the unmistakable sound of the baby’s first cry. While it may seem like a simple, instinctive ...

A new study from Aarhus University challenges the widespread belief that women are naturally “hardwired” to wake up more easily to a crying baby than men. The research reveals that differences in how ...

There are few things that can happen to us in life that are more jarring to an entire household than bringing home a new baby. Practically overnight, everything changes — our level of sleep, our ...

Research proves it: Both mom and dad are wired for baby alerts. The Daily Mail recently reported that French scientists discovered that mothers and fathers are equally good at identifying the cry of ...

You have finally boarded, settled in, and just as the plane starts to move, a baby begins to cry. It is not bad parenting or a coincidence. There is a scientific reason behind it. According to a study ...