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Miscarriages
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...
The First Day of Life
en español: El primer día de vida Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/first-day.html Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD You've waited for months: Now you finally get to meet your new baby. But like many new parents, you might not ha...
What is the Apgar Score?
en español: ¿Qué es la puntuación de Apgar? Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/apgar0.html Medically reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD What Is the Apgar Score? The Apgar score is a test given to newborns soon after birth. This test checks a baby's h...
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
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...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 1 Month
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 1 mes Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sense13m.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Every minute that they're awake awake, babies take in the sights, sounds, smells, ...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 2 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 2 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-2mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Every minute that they're awake awake, babies take in the sights, sounds, sme...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 3 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 3 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-3mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Every minute that they're awake, babies take in the sights, sounds, smells, a...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 4 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 4 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sense47m.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Babies this age are honing all five senses, understanding and learning more and ...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 5 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 5 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-5mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Babies this age are honing all five senses, understanding and learning more a...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 6 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 6 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-6mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Babies this age are honing all five senses, understanding and learning more a...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 7 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 7 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-7mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Babies this age are honing all five senses, understanding and learning more a...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 9 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 9 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-9mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, ...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 8 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 8 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sense812m.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells, an...
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
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 ...
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS)
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...
Newborn Brachial Plexus Injuries
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...
Newborn Screening Tests
Medically reviewed by: Michael F. Cellucci, MD What Is Newborn Screening? Newborn screening is a public health service done in each U.S. state. Every newborn is tested for a group of health disorders that aren't otherwise found at birth. With a simple blood...
Omphalocele
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What is Omphalocele? A baby born with an omphalocele has an opening where the umbilical cord goes into the belly. A membrane or thin sac that covers the internal organs bulges through the opening. An omphalocele (ahm-...
Orofacial Clefts
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is a Cleft? A cleft is when a baby is born with an opening in the lip and/or roof of the mouth (palate). A baby with a cleft might have: only a cleft lip both a cleft lip and a cleft palate (PAL-it) only ...
Penile Torsion
Medically reviewed by: Michele L. Young, PA What Is Penile Torsion? Penile torsion is when the penis is twisted. Mild penile torsion is common and doesn't cause any problems. Sometimes, penile torsion happens along with other conditions, like hypospadias. T...