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Apnea of Prematurity
Medically reviewed by: Yamini Durani, MD What Is Apnea of Prematurity? Apnea of prematurity (AO...
Birth Defects
Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD What Is a Birth Defect? A birth defect is a problem...
Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
Medically reviewed by: Lynn M. Fuchs, MD If your baby was born prematurely, you may have waited ...
Caring for Your Premature Baby at Home
Medically reviewed by: Lynn M. Fuchs, MD and Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph Your baby is finally coming ...
Choosing a Pediatrician for Your New Baby
Medically reviewed by: Kevin P. Sheahan, MD From the day you learn you're pregnant, you make dec...
Circumcision
Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts What Is Circumcision? A hood of skin, called ...
Cleft Lip
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is a Cleft Lip? Babies who are born with cleft...
The First Day of Life
en español: El primer día de vida Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/first-day.html Me...
Cleft Palate
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What is a Cleft Palate? A cleft palate (PAL-it) is ...
Cleft Palate With Cleft Lip
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is Cleft Lip and Palate? A cleft of the lip or...
Common Questions About Vaccines
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph Why Are Vaccines Important? Vaccines have protect...
Congenital Cataracts
Medically reviewed by: Sarah Logan, MD What Are Congenital Cataracts? A cataract is any cloudin...
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Medically reviewed by: Anthony W. Gannon, MD What Is the Thyroid? The thyroid is a small gland ...
COVID-19: How to Protect Babies
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph In children, COVID-19 can be a mild illness, and s...
Craniosynostosis
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is Craniosynostosis? Craniosynostosis is when ...
Diapering Your Baby
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD New parents spend a lot of time changing diapers - bab...
Erythema Toxicum
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD Erythema toxicum (air-uh-THEE-muh TOK-sih-kum) is a com...
Fetal Abdominal Cyst
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What Is a Fetal Abdominal Cyst? A fetal abdominal cyst ...
Fetal Lung Mass
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What Is a Fetal Lung Mass? A fetal lung mass is a lump ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) in Babies
Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD Also called: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, GERD,...
Gastroschisis
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What Is Gastroschisis? Gastroschisis is when a baby is ...
Getting the Most From a Doctor's Visit
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD Your child's doctor is a key resource when you have qu...
Getting to Know Your Newborn
Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Parents might be surprised by how their newbor...
Health Screening Tests
Medically reviewed by: Kevin P. Sheahan, MD What Are Health Screening Tests? Health screening t...
Heat Rash (Miliaria)
Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD Also called: Prickly Heat, Sweat Rash What is Heat ...
Hernias
Medically reviewed by: T. Ernesto Figueroa, MD What Are Hernias? Hernias happen when part of an...
How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD My baby cries so much when getting a shot. How...
How Can I Tell if My Baby Is Constipated?
Medically reviewed by: Yamini Durani, MD It might seem like a baby is having trouble passing poo...
How to Treat Diaper Rash
Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD What Is Diaper Rash? Diaper rash is a common skin ...
How Vaccines Help (Video)
Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Vaccines keep millions of people healthy each ...
Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Newborns
Medically reviewed by: Eliza C. Fradkin, MD What Is an Intraventricular Hemorrhage? An intraven...
Jaundice in Newborns
Medically reviewed by: Yamini Durani, MD What Is Jaundice? Babies with jaundice have a yellow c...
Labial Adhesions
Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD Also called: Labial Fusion, Labial Agglutination, Sy...
Laundering Your Baby's Clothes
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD After a baby arrives, it can seem as if the laundry do...
Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)
Medically reviewed by: Jay S. Greenspan, MD What Is Meconium? Meconium is a newborn's first poo...
Medical Care During Pregnancy
Medically reviewed by: Thinh Phu Nguyen, MD and Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Why Is Prenatal Care ...
Medical Care and Your Newborn
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD You'll see your baby's doctor often during you...
Medical Care and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD During these early months, you might have many...
Medical Care and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Well-Child and Other Visits Babies really beg...
Medical Care and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Well-Child and Other Visits As your baby beco...
Medical Care and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Well-Child Visits The toddler months can brin...
Miscarriages
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD What Is a Miscarriage? A miscarriage is the loss of a...
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
en español: Síndrome de abstinencia de opioides neonatal Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/pare...
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Medically reviewed by: Daniel R. Dirnberger, MD What Is Necrotizing Enterocolitis? Necrotizing ...
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD What Is NAS? If a woman uses drugs (including some ...
Newborn Brachial Plexus Injuries
Medically reviewed by: Christopher A. Gegg, MD What Is a Brachial Plexus Injury? Brachial plexu...
Newborn Screening Tests
Medically reviewed by: Michael F. Cellucci, MD What Is Newborn Screening? Newborn screening is ...
Omphalocele
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What is Omphalocele? A baby born with an omphalocele ha...
Orofacial Clefts
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is a Cleft? A cleft is when a baby is born wit...
Penile Torsion
Medically reviewed by: Michele L. Young, PA What Is Penile Torsion? Penile torsion is when the ...
Postpartum Depression
Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD What Is Postpartum Depression? In the first few wee...
Prenatal Test: Ultrasounds
en español: Examen prenatal: Ecografía Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/prenatal-ultra...
Prenatal Test: Multiple Marker Test
Medically reviewed by: Armando Fuentes, MD What Is the Multiple Marker Test? The multiple marke...
Prenatal Testing: First Trimester
Medically reviewed by: Claudia Taboada, DO, FACOOG and Melanie Mitta, MD, FACOG Overview What I...
Prenatal Testing: Second Trimester
Medically reviewed by: Claudia Taboada, DO, FACOOG and Melanie Mitta, MD, FACOG Overview Prenat...
Prenatal Testing: Third Trimester
Medically reviewed by: Claudia Taboada, DO, FACOOG and Melanie Mitta, MD, FACOG Overview Prenat...
Prenatal Tests: FAQs
Medically reviewed by: Thinh Phu Nguyen, MD What Are Prenatal Tests? Prenatal tests are screeni...
Pyloric Stenosis
Medically reviewed by: J. Fernando del Rosario, MD What Is Pyloric Stenosis? Pyloric stenosis i...
Questions to Ask When Your Baby's in the NICU
Medically reviewed by: Lynn M. Fuchs, MD If your newborn is getting care in a neonatal intensive...
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Medically reviewed by: Ashish O. Gupta, MD What Is Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Respiratory d...
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Medically reviewed by: Daniel J. Lattin, MD What Is Retinopathy of Prematurity? Retinopathy of ...
Rhesus (Rh) Factor Incompatibility During Pregnancy
Medically reviewed by: Melanie Mitta, MD, FACOG and Claudia Taboada, DO, FACOOG Overview One of...
Spina Bifida Occulta
Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD What Is Spina Bifida Occulta? Spina bifida occulta ...
Submucous Cleft Palate
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is a Submucous Cleft Palate? A submucous cleft...
Torticollis in Infants
Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD Torticollis is a stiff neck that makes it hard or p...
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
Medically reviewed by: Lynn M. Fuchs, MD What Is Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn? Some newbo...
Trimming Your Baby's Nails
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD Trimming your little one's nails can be a bit scary, e...
Umbilical Hernias
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What Is an Umbilical Hernia? An umbilical hernia happen...
Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
Medically reviewed by: T. Ernesto Figueroa, MD What Are Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)? ...
Vaccine Schedule
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD This schedule of recommended vaccines may vary dependi...
Well-Child Visit: Newborn
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect In the hospital, the doctor an...
Well-Child Visit: 3 to 5 days
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit The doctor a...
Well-Child Visit: 1 Month
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit Your doctor ...
Well-Child Visit: 2 Months
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit Your doctor ...
Well-Child Visit: 4 Months
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit Your doctor ...
Well-Child Visit: 6 Months
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit Your doctor ...
What Is the Apgar Score?
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD What Is the Apgar Score? The Apgar score is a test giv...
When Your Baby's in the NICU
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD What Is the NICU? When babies are born early, have hea...
Why Do Newborns Need a Vitamin K Shot?
Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD Doctors recommend that all newborns get a dose of v...
Your Baby's Care Team in the NICU
Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD While in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), your ...
Your Child's Vaccines
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Babies are born with protection against some d...