Newborns

The newborn board is all about baby health, growth and development. Browse these topics or ask questions to learn about hearing, reflexes, temperament, breastfeeding, choosing formula, vitamins, infant formula basics, DHA and ARA and common and less common problems like allergic colitis, jaundice, constipation, (diaper) rashes, hydrocele, birth marks, fever, spina bifida, watery eyes, upper respiratory infections, thrush, and SIDS.

One in three babies is unplanned

A large-scale study shows that one in three babies is conceived by mistake, as a result of missed pills, split condoms or by leaving things to a chance. In most cases, women are to blame and not contraceptives. Women are active irresponsibly and often forget to take their pills and rarely use the...

by Jannie3486 over a year ago

testing for extra X & Y chromsomes?

From what I see, hear and read all around me, Chromosomal Disorders are on the rise. Many more children are born with all kinds of diseases now than ever before, or so it appears. Do you think testing for extra X & Y chromsomes is something that should be done prenatally for every pregnant woman?

by loralyn765139368 over a year ago

Infant patients with adactylia unilateral condition?

Can I please call on you for some help and information? I really need to know what the prognosis is for infant patients with adactylia unilateral, perhaps already diagnosed in utero. Can these patients survive and what treatment is necessary to make this possible? Thank you ever so much for any...

by ferdinanda1495179148 over a year ago

Fluid on my son's brain

My son is three months old now and we are being told that he has fluid on his brain. The doctor told us to come back in three months and he would check it further. He was born full term 8lbs and he was carried really low. She probably should have had a c section. His head was really coned and...

by pitbull0902 over a year ago

agenesis of corpus colosum, truncus arteriosous etc

hi i have a 14 month old daughter who has severe birth defects such as agenesis of corpus colosum, dermoid sinus on nose, raised upper pallet, tongue tied, a severe heart defect( closest defect they can compare her to is truncus arteriosous) and organ deformities ....they believe she has a...

by GEORGINA37941 over a year ago

Folic acid cuts risk of cleft lips in infants

India has a big problem with children being born with cleft lip or palate. It is a very common disorder in this country with one child in every 700 being born with the disorders. They have negative impact on the children as they become a laughing stock. They become shy and introvert and avoid going...

by Bobby over a year ago

Drinking While Pregnant May Alter Child's Brain

U.S. researchers have reported that being exposed to alcohol before birth may lead to behavioral problems later in life. If heavy prenatal alcohol exposure does not lead to fetal alcohol syndrome, it may lead to cognitive and behavioral problems without the facial features characteristic of fetal...

by MarioB. over a year ago

Prematurely born babies face health risks later in life

The largest study on pre-maturity showed that infants born early may be more likely to face many neurological and developmental problems and less likely to have children of their own in adulthood if they survive because statistics show these babies were also more likely to die in childhood....

by Markos over a year ago

Baby misdiagnosed with adactylia unilateral!

While I was pregnant, the baby was diagnosed with adactylia unilateral through ultrasound and though they said that the extent of adactylia unilateral was still unknown, the doctors did know that our baby would be born with this disease. Guess what? A week ago, I gave birth to a totally healthy baby...

by caryl1992179566 over a year ago

Treatment for acrodermatitis enteropathica in bottle-fed infants?

I read a reference to the fact that bottle fed infants with acrodermatitis enteropathica cannot take the usual zinc replacement therapy for some reason or another. Can anyone tell me what this is all about, and what treatment is offered instead if this is really true? Thank you for any response.

by orran571183345 over a year ago