Uncommon Infant and Newborn Problems
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Summary
It can be scary when your baby is sick, especially when it is not an everyday problem like a cold or a fever. You may not know whether the problem is serious or how to treat it. If you have concerns about your baby's health, call your health care provider right away.
Learning information about your baby's condition can help ease your worry. Do not be afraid to ask questions about your baby's care. By working together with your health care provider, you make sure that your baby gets the best care possible.
Diagnosis and Tests
- Chest Pain in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Feeding Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Genital Problems in Infants (Female) (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Treatments and Therapies
- How to Give Your Child Medicine (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Infantile pyloric stenosis - slideshow (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Related Issues
- Finding a Doctor for Your New Baby (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Talking to the Pharmacist (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- What Is a Neonatologist? (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
- When Your Baby's in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) (Nemours Foundation)
- When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Specifics
- Anemia in the Newborn (Merck & Co., Inc.) Also in Spanish
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Biliary Atresia
(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions (Nemours Foundation)
- Common Diagnoses in the NICU (Nemours Foundation)
- Failure to Thrive (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
- Fetal Macrosomia (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
- Intussusception (Nemours Foundation)
- Pyloric Stenosis (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
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Reflux in Infants: MedlinePlus Health Topic
(National Library of Medicine)
Also in Spanish
- Repeated Infections in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
- Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) (Nemours Foundation)
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What Is Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia?
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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What Is Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant, Newborn, Diseases
(National Institutes of Health)
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Find an Expert
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Also in Spanish
- Find a Pediatrician or Pediatric Specialist (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
- KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)
Patient Handouts
- Brief resolved unexplained event -- BRUE (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Crying - excessive (0-6 months) (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Failure to thrive (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Hyperglycemia - infants (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Neonatal sepsis (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Neutropenia - infants (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish