New research has found a surprising physical reaction when hearing a baby's cry. Scientists found that hearing an infant in distress activates the autonomic nervous system—the body's unconscious ...

A newborn's first cry is a vital sign of a healthy transition to life outside the womb, signaling the lungs opening and the ...

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 ...

Leaving an infant to 'cry it out' from birth up to 18 months does not appear to adversely affect their behavior development or attachment. Researchers also discovered that those left to cry cried less ...