| Babies | |
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| Genre |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 (2 parts) |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jane Root[1] |
| Running time | 49–52 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | February 21, 2020 |
Babies is a 2020 American documentary web television series. The premise revolves around 15 families around the world during the first year of the life of their babies.[2][3]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date [4] | |||||||||
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| Part 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Love" | February 21, 2020 | |||||||||
| The biology of bonding unravels to reveal how caregiving, social interaction and stress can physically change both parent and newborn. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "First Food" | February 21, 2020 | |||||||||
| Proving babies truly are what they eat, researchers discuss how breast milk, iron and microbes can enrich, nourish and protect offspring. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Crawling" | February 21, 2020 | |||||||||
| From how they grow to how they go, three scientists find out that crawling is much more than just a transitional phase. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "First Words" | February 21, 2020 | |||||||||
| Experts examine the rhythm and flow of language and explore how babies break down linguistic beats before they know how to speak. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Sleep" | February 21, 2020 | |||||||||
| Researchers delve into sleep, a dynamic time for babies, with studies on twitching, apps and naps. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "First Steps" | February 21, 2020 | |||||||||
| Scientists venture into the ways that walking changes a baby's world and unveil findings on neonatal reflexes, skeletal development and talking. | ||||||||||||
| Part 2 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | "What Babies Know" | June 19, 2020 | |||||||||
| Challenging the notion of a blank slate, three studies explore how babies are born with expectations about everyday life. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Movement" | June 19, 2020 | |||||||||
| From curiosity to understanding: researchers unveil the surprising ways that infants learn how to anticipate and respond to the movements of others. | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Senses" | June 19, 2020 | |||||||||
| Several experts make sense of how babies touch, taste and see as they embark on a sensory journey that will shape the rest of their lives. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Relationships" | June 19, 2020 | |||||||||
| A coy smile, a puppet show and a pointed finger lead to discoveries in how babies get along with others using humor, morality and shared experiences. | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | "Nature and Nurture" | June 19, 2020 | |||||||||
| Resolving the debate of nature versus nurture, three scientists show how genetics and environment work together as infants discover who they are. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Toddlers" | June 19, 2020 | |||||||||
| Researchers reveal the social skills that toddlers naturally possess, abilities that ultimately separate humans from all other species. | ||||||||||||
Part 1 of Babies was released on February 21, 2020, on Netflix.[2] Part 2 was released on June 19, 2020.[4]
