The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, ...

Hearing a baby cry can trigger a range of responses in adults, such as sympathy, anxiety and a strong urge to help. However, ...

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 ...

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 Swedish study looks at why babies cry and experts weigh in on what this means for parents. Fact checked by Nicholas Blackmer A Swedish study, published in JCPP Advances, took questionnaire responses ...

Nearly every newborn parent has dealt with it: a crying baby that just won't go to sleep, or an infant who wakes up in the middle of the night and won't let anyone go back to bed. Regardless of the ...

Crocodiles react to the distress of a crying infant, even from very distant species. Nile crocodiles were found to be able to tell the level of distress of a crying baby from several species, ...

Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University When a baby is born, they move from their mum’s warm body, and out of their dark, watery ...

Babies with fetal alcohol syndrome do not appear to cry in a specific way. They can be irritable or jittery, but the most noticeable sign of the condition will be the shape of the baby’s face. Fetal ...