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 ...

If the sound of a baby crying gets you red in the face, you're not just imagining things. A new study has found that an infant's cries – particularly those that signal pain – really do trigger a hot ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (WPVI) -- New parents no longer have to scratch their heads, wondering why their baby is crying. A team at UCLA Health has developed an app to help. Ariana Anderson, Ph.D., of UCLA ...

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 ...

Nobody likes the sound of a baby crying. In fact, research shows it's almost impossible to ignore the sound, as it triggers a physiological response that makes us immediately alert — whether the ...

A new study has cast doubt on the idea that women are biologically wired to wake more to a crying baby than men. It suggests that the significant disparity in nighttime care is due to social, rather ...

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 ...