A major review has outlined the probable cause of the most common form of childhood cancer – and suggests a surprising role for nurseries and other childhood day-care settings…

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Parenting fails, late nights on the maternity wards, womb transplants, and… errr… sperm donations in coffee cups – here’s the June round-up of stories from babyworld.

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Do we have a Lefty in our house? Or is it just my imagination?

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Fish during pregnancy, passing mental health down the generations, and… peak cuteness of puppies – here are the highlights from baby science from May.

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What connects teeth shaped like shovels, the last Ice Age, and breastfeeding in ancient Native Americans? Find out in this mystery story…

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It’s been long known that asking for flexible working arrangements negatively affects the career prospects of mothers. But new research suggests the effects of this bias spread much wider…

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A study recently demonstrated that encouraging pregnant mums to sleep on their side rather than their back could reduce the chance that their baby will be stillborn. Could this knowledge help to prevent 130 stillbirths in the UK each year?

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And what do French-speaking puppets have to do with it?

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We have vaccines that can prevent chickenpox, so why aren’t they more widely available?

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