Filmed over a three-year period, "The Science of Babies" is a groundbreaking series that explores how phenomenally infants develop during their first year of life through pioneering research by outstanding scientists from around the world.
Netflix will begin streaming "The Science of Babies," a science-based look at the amazing development of the first year of life, on February 21, 2020. The Japanese-language version will be offered with subtitles.
This three-year program follows the adventures of 15 families from all over the world as they experience the dramatic growth from newborn to toddler. In addition, the program presents the latest research by renowned scientists that unravels the process of discovery about the infant brain. The program will take viewers from the first bond between parents and their babies to the first steps of infancy, when babies learn to feed and eat, sleep through the night, crawl, utter their first words, and discover the world around them.
- A study by Rebecca Spencer (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) that shows naps are important for babies' learning.
- A study by Michael Georgiev (University of Minnesota) that links iron and other micronutrients to memory development in babies.
- A finding by Professor Ruth Feldman (Herzliya Academic Center, Israel) that increased secretion of oxytocin, a bonding hormone, can occur not only in mothers who have given birth, but also in men.
- A finding by Professor Susan Lynch (University of California, San Francisco) that babies who live with dogs and cats are less likely to develop asthma and allergies.
Science is always necessary for groundbreaking baby tech to be viable.
We are glad that programs like this one can help us, ordinary consumers, to unravel the new facts about childcare that are discovered every day.
Netflix "The Science of Babies" program introduction and trailer page
