NICU and Newborn Care- Infants born between 22 and 26 weeks of pregnancy are called "extremely premature." If your infant is born this early, you likely will face ...
More » - Babies born weighing less than 5 1/2 pounds are considered low birthweight, and are at increased risk for serious health problems as newborns, lasting...
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Babies are called newborns during their first month of life. Although your newborn sleeps a lot, powerful changes are occurring in the five major ar...
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Pregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks. A baby born 3 or more weeks early is premature. Babies who are born closer to their due dates tend to have ...
More » - Infant respiratory distress syndrome is a lung disorder that tends to affect premature infants. Major symptoms include difficulty in breathing and col...
More » - Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse. It refers to brain injury that happens to the child. It occurs when someone shakes a baby or slam...
More » - Sometimes a baby who seems healthy dies during sleep. This is called sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS. SIDS is also known as crib death.
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More » - Apnea is a term used to describe the temporary absence of spontaneous breathing. Infantile apnea occurs in children under the age of one year. Apnea m...
More » - You may be unsure about how to begin breast-feeding. A lactation consultant is available at many hospitals and birthing centers. These consultants hel...
More » - Jaundice is a condition that makes a newborn’s skin and the white part of the eyes look yellow. It happens because there is too much bilirubin in the ...
More » - Healthy skin is a barrier between the inside of the body and the outside environment. A rash means some change has affected the skin. A rash is genera...
More » - Pyloric stenosis is a problem with a baby’s stomach that causes forceful vomiting. It happens when the baby's pylorus, which connects the stomach ...
More » - Phimosis is a tightening of the foreskin that normally folds over the penis. This tightening may squeeze the penis, which may swell until it cuts off ...
More » - Vomiting occurs when a child's stomach contents are forced up the esophagus and out of the mouth. Although nausea may accompany vomiting in adults...
More » - Fever seizures (sometimes called fever convulsions) are uncontrolled muscle spasms that can occur in children who have a rapid increase in body temper...
More » - Fever is the body's normal and healthy reaction to infection and other illnesses, both minor and serious. Fevers help the body fight infection. Fe...
More » - Diarrhea occurs when there is an increase in the number of bowel movements or bowel movements are more watery and loose than normal. When the intestin...
More » - Diaper rash (diaper dermatitis) is a skin problem caused by the skin staying wet, rubbing from the diaper, and contact with chemicals in the urine and...
More » - Constipation occurs when stools become hard and are difficult to pass. Some parents are overly concerned about how often their child has bowel movemen...
More » - All babies cry, but sometimes a baby will cry for hours at a time, no matter what you do. This extreme type of crying in a baby between 3 weeks and 3 ...
More » - In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis (inflammation of the foreskin) occur tog...
More » - Congenital heart defects are problems with how a baby's heart forms. "Congenital" means that the heart problem develops before the baby is b...
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