The phantom cry is a pretty jarring phenomenon. Here's why it happens.

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 ...

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It’s late at night. You haven’t had a good night’s sleep in weeks. And your baby is crying again. Historically, it’s been up to you to cycle through the diaper, bottle and/or comfort-object routine ...

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A new study from Aarhus University challenges the widespread belief that women are naturally "hardwired" to wake up more easily to a crying baby than men. The work is published in the journal Emotion.