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Stay Plan
First things first: Contact the agencies that provide you services, such as direction support, professional, skilled nurses, medical supplies, oxygen or food delivery service and make sure they have a plan for continuation of services during a pandemic. Work w...
"Stay Plan" Emergency Supplies
Keep these EMERGENCY SUPPLIES in your home in case you need to "shelter-in-place" due to pandemic or other emergency. Keep your Emergency Kit (pages 13-14) handy - you'll still need a lot of the items in that bag. Make sure you have: A supply of drinking wa...
Submucous Cleft Palate
Medically reviewed by: Brian C. Kellogg, MD What Is a Submucous Cleft Palate? A submucous cleft palate (SMCP) happens when the roof of the mouth, or palate, doesn't form properly when a baby is developing in the womb. This type of cleft is caused by a separa...
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...
Torticollis in Infants
Medically reviewed by: Melanie L. Pitone, MD Torticollis is a stiff neck that makes it hard or painful to turn your head. In older kids and adults, it can happen after sleeping in a funny position. Babies can be born with a stiff neck, but the condition is a ...
ICE - In Case of Emergency
Store emergency numbers in your cell phones under "ICE" ("In Case off Emergency"), so someone else can call your emergency numbers if you are not able. Use more than one entry ("ICE-1," "ICE-2," etc.) if you have more than one number. If you lock your phone,...
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
Medically reviewed by: Lynn M. Fuchs, MD What Is Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn? Some newborns have very fast or labored breathing in the first few hours of life because of a lung condition called transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN). "Transient" mea...
Pandemic Influenza
STAY HEALTHY. Keep yourself in shape. Eat nutritious foods, don't smoke, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep. And get a flu shot every fall, so you're protected against ordinary "seasonal" flu. LEARN HOW TO AVOID SPREADING DISEASE. Practice "respirator...
Trimming Your Baby's Nails
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD Trimming your little one's nails can be a bit scary, especially at first. But keeping nails short is important to your baby's safety. Because they lack muscle control, infants can easily scratch and cut their own deli...
Umbilical Hernias
Medically reviewed by: Loren Berman, MD What Is an Umbilical Hernia? An umbilical hernia happens when part of a child's intestines bulges through the abdominal wall inside the belly button. It shows up as a bump under the belly button. The hernia isn't painf...
Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
Medically reviewed by: T. Ernesto Figueroa, MD What Are Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)? Undescended testicles (also known as cryptorchidism) is a condition in which one or both of a baby boy's testicles (testes) have not moved down into their proper ...
Vaccine Schedule
Medically reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD This schedule of recommended vaccines may vary depending upon where you live, your child's health, the type of vaccine, and the vaccines available. Some vaccines might be given as part of a combination vaccine so tha...
Emergencies in Rural Settings
Because of increased isolation, in rural areas response times are longer and resources can be greatly reduced. If you're a farmer, rancher, or other agricultural worker with a disability, plan for the additional challenges of responding to an emergency in you...
Well-Child Visit: Newborn
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect In the hospital, the doctor and/or nurse will probably: 1. Check your baby's weight, length, and head circumference and plot the measurements on a growth chart. 2. Ask questions, address any ...
Well-Child Visit: 3 to 5 days
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit The doctor and/or nurse will probably: 1. Check your baby's weight, length, and head circumference and plot the measurements on a growth chart. 2. Ask questions, address any...
Feeling Safe, Being Safe
If you have an intellectual or cognitive disability, or if you are a person with autism spectrum disorder, you may want to work on your plan using the worksheet titled FEELING SAFE, BEING SAFE: My Personal Safety in an EMERGENCY. to download the PDF for printi...
Well-Child Visit: 1 Month
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit Your doctor and/or nurse will probably: 1. Check your baby's weight, length, and head circumference and plot the measurements on a growth chart. 2. Ask questions, address an...
Well-Child Visit: 2 Months
Medically reviewed by: Elana Pearl Ben-Joseph, MD What to Expect During This Visit Your doctor and/or nurse will probably: 1. Check your baby's weight, length, and head circumference and plot the measurements on a growth chart. 2. Ask questions, address co...
Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 12 Months
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su bebé: 12 meses Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/senses-12mos.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your baby learns about the world through the sights, sounds, tastes, smells...
Your Newborn's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses
en español: La vista, el oído y otros sentidos de su recién nacido Article: https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sensenewborn.html Medically reviewed by: KidsHealth Medical Experts Your newborn may seem to do little more than eat, sleep, cry, pee, and poop....