Your best friend texts you a picture of her newborn baby. With chubby cheeks and tiny toes, you can’t wait for baby kisses, and you head straight to your friend’s house to meet the new little one (and ...

When you meet a loved one's baby for the first time, it can be tempting to give them a kiss on their soft cheeks. It's something we tend not to think twice about, especially if we're feeling emotional ...

It’s fairly-well established by now that kissing an unvaccinated (or even vaccinated) baby on the face can be a risky thing in terms of germs and transferring illnesses. But that doesn’t mean everyone ...

“WHY YOU SHOULD NOT KISS SOMEONE’S BABY. This is something that I’ve read a thousand times, but we’ve never really been too bothered about it — I mean, what’s the worst that can happen, right? Wrong.

Everyone loves to shower babies with kisses to show affection. It’s a natural way to express love and joy when a newborn arrives. But many don’t realise that this innocent act can carry hidden risks.

University of Leicester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. There is a cognitive bias called “the curse of knowledge” (sometimes also called “the curse of expertise”). It happens when ...