Babies spend a great deal of time sleeping. Parents and others who care for infants should be aware of ways they can help protect sleeping babies from injury and death. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the sudden unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age. This syndrome is rare and its...

The birth process may cause your baby’s head to appear slightly misshapen during the few days or weeks after he or she is born. This generally is normal because a baby’s skull is made up of several separate bones that are not yet fused together. The shape should improve within six weeks of birth. If...