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If you’re embarking on the adoption journey, finding the right adoption agency can make all the difference. But how do you know if you’ve found the right one? Today, let’s talk about the three essentials to look out for when choosing an adoption agen...

Families who provide permanent homes for children through adoption and kinship arrangements can get support through the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Financial support, training and referrals to counseling services are some of the services avail...

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Medically reviewed by: Eliza C. Fradkin, MD What Is an Intraventricular Hemorrhage? An intraventricular hemorrhage (in-treh-ven-TRIK-yeh-ler HEM-er-idge) is bleeding in and around the brain's ventricles. The ventricles are spaces in the brain filled with cer...

Medically reviewed by: Yamini Durani, MD What Is Jaundice? Babies with jaundice have a yellow coloring of the skin and eyes. This happens when there is too much bilirubin in the baby's blood. Bilirubin (bill-uh-ROO-bin) is a yellow substance that comes from...

Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD Also called: Labial Fusion, Labial Agglutination, Synechia Vulvae What Are Labial Adhesion? Labial adhesions happen when the labia minora (the inner folds of skin surrounding the vaginal opening) become fused toge...

Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD After a baby arrives, it can seem as if the laundry doubles! Many parents think they need to use baby detergent to clean their little one's clothes. And when a newborn's skin is sensitive, this can be true. But if ba...

Medically reviewed by: Jay S. Greenspan, MD What Is Meconium? Meconium is a newborn's first poop. This sticky, thick, dark green poop is made up of cells, protein, fats, and intestinal secretions, like bile. Babies typically pass meconium (mih-KOH-nee-em) in...

Medically reviewed by: Thinh Phu Nguyen, MD and Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Why Is Prenatal Care Important? Prenatal care is health care that a woman gets while pregnant. Going early and regularly for prenatal care can help moms-to-be — and their babies — sta...

Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD You'll see your baby's doctor often during your little one's first year. Here's what to expect right after your baby arrives. What Happens Right After Birth? Your baby's first exam will happen in the nursery...

Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD During these early months, you might have many questions about your baby's health. Most doctors have phone hours when parents can call with routine questions. Don't hesitate to call with your concerns, no matt...

Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Well-Child and Other Visits Babies really begin to show their personality during these months. So you might find yourself talking to your baby's doctor less about sleeping and eating and more about physical a...

Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Well-Child and Other Visits As your baby becomes more independent and mobile, your questions for your doctor may focus more on bumps, bruises, and behavior than anything else. The doctor will see your baby t...

Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD Well-Child Visits The toddler months can bring the medical challenges of colds, scrapes and bruises, and other minor emergencies. You'll also find yourself dealing with an emerging personality and increasing ...

Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD What Is a Miscarriage? A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy (the loss of an embryo or fetus before it's developed enough to survive). This sometimes happens even before a woman knows she is pregnant. Unfortunatel...

Medically reviewed by: Daniel R. Dirnberger, MD What Is Necrotizing Enterocolitis? Necrotizing enterocolitis (nek-roh-TIE-zing en-ter-oh-coh-LIE-tis), or NEC, is the most common and serious intestinal disease among premature babies. It happens when tissue in...

Medically reviewed by: Amy W. Anzilotti, MD What Is NAS? If a woman uses drugs (including some types of medicines) during pregnancy, her baby can be born with neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS for short. NAS happens because the baby becomes dependent on ...

en español: Síndrome de abstinencia de opioides neonatal Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/nows.html  Medically reviewed by: Neera Goyal, MD What Is NOWS? Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) happens when someone uses opioid (OH-pee-oyd) m...

Medically reviewed by: Christopher A. Gegg, MD What Is a Brachial Plexus Injury? Brachial plexus injuries affect the nerve network that provides feeling and muscle control in the shoulder, arm, forearm, hand, and fingers. In newborns, these injuries can hap...