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.

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RFID Use Helps Avoid Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Hung Cao, a graduate assistant from the University of Texas has developed a device that may be a new solution for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The use of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification Device) could save the lives of around 2,250 babies in US alone who succumb to sudden infant death...

by simone2593 over a year ago

over a year ago by simone2593

cough in 10 month old, I am scared

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Hi, my daughter is only 10 months old, and she constantly coughs. A doctor said that it’s just a cold that will go away, but I am very scared anyway. She is so small and fragile, I am afraid that something could happen to her.

by cassandra725 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

No corpus callosum in the brain in acrofacial dysostosis, Rodriguez type

Can I ask you a question? If a baby has been prenatally diagnosed (or received an indication that there might be) acrofacial dysostosis, Rodriguez type, does this automatically mean that there is no corpus collosum in the brain? Or do some acrofacial dysostosis, Rodriguez type patients have this...

by jo1575176851 over a year ago

over a year ago by jo1575176851