Blocked nose is a common condition and rarely may cause serious health problems in babies. Blocked nose can also be referred to as stuffy nose or nasal congestion.
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Meeting the nutritional requirements of preterm baby represents a continuing challenge facing doctors, nurses, as well as the baby’s family. Nutrition during early life is now recognized not only as a key determinant for immediate neonatal survival, growth and mental development during infancy, but also as a major conditioning …
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Abnormal genitalia in infants are often described as "ambiguous genitalia" because their malformations can make it difficult to determine what sex a child is.
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The normal process of puberty in a girl starts from 8 years of age with breast development. This is followed shortly by growth spurts and later other secondary sexual characteristics. Girls who show breast enlargement before 8 years of age are considered too early.
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Feeding difficulty is when an infant failed to get an adequate nutritional intake for growth development and has poor weight gained.
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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is a form of sleep disorder found in children. It is due to obstruction of the upper airway during sleep resulting in inadequate air reaching the lung during breathing.
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Choking and coughing episodes during feeding, and may cause aspiration pneumonia. It is closely related to infant feeding skill development.
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A newborn baby's delicate skin is prone to a wide array of conditions. Some of these are due to heredity, such as birth marks, but some rashes are due to the mother's hormones still circulating throughout the baby's blood stream. While some of these skin lesions are normal
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Introduction Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disease due to abnormal development of blood vessels in the eyes of premature babies. Blood vessels in the eyes start to grow on the retina (nerve layer of the eye) at 4 months of pregnancy. It’s completed when pregnancy reaches its term. When …
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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the newborn, also known as hyaline membrane disease, is a common complication seen in premature babies. Babies with this condition will develop breathing difficulty and may require intensive care management.
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