infant

Also known as babies, infants, zero-year-old, baby, 0-year-old

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AI overview

An infant is a very young child, typically from birth through the first year or two of life. Infants matter because they require significant care and attention during this critical period of rapid physical and developmental growth.

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Research

1,496,809 papers

Addressing parents' concerns: do multiple vaccines overwhelm or weaken the infant's immune system?ReviewPediatrics · 2002Offit PA, Quarles J, Gerber MA et al.DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.1.124
The infant patient.ReviewOphthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 1998McCulloch DL
Mother and infant: early emotional ties.ReviewPediatrics · 1998Klaus M
Maternal and infant sleep postpartum.ReviewBreastfeeding review : professional publication of the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia · 2013McGuire E
Fluctuant Mass on an Infant's Scalp.NeoReviews · 2022Whitesel E, Brodsky DDOI: 10.1542/neo.19-8-e490
Does the feeding method affect the quality of infant and maternal sleep? A systematic review.Infant behavior & development · 2023Manková D, Švancarová S, Štenclová EDOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101868
Determinants of the Very Low-Birth-Weight Infant's Intestinal Microbiome: A Systematic Review.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing · 2020Desorcy-Scherer K, Bendixen MM, Parker LADOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000506
The fate of fat in the infant's colon.ReviewQJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians · 1997Ling SC, Weaver LTDOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.9.553

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Other uses
Physical characteristics
Head
Hair
Length
Weight
Skin
Umbilical cord
Genitals
Care and feeding
Common care issues
Benefits of touch
Language development
Sleep
Maternal sensitivity
Other
Behaviour
Emotional development
Response to sounds
Health issues
Diseases
Mortality
Babyhood
References
Bibliography
See also
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In common terminology, a baby is the very young offspring of adult human beings, while infant (, literally 'unspeaking') is a formal or specialised synonym. The terms may also be used to refer to juveniles of other organisms. A newborn is, in mainstream use, a baby who is only hours, days, or weeks old; while in medical contexts, a newborn or neonate () is an infant in the first 28 days after birth (the term applies to premature, full term, and postmature infants).

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