Did You Know?
Almost all babies lose weight after birth before they begin to gain weight. This weight loss typically is 5-15% of the baby's birth weight. |
Anemia
Anemia is having too few red blood cells, which carry oxygen to the body.
Apnea and Bradycardia
Review information about pauses in breathing and slowing of a heart rate.
Low Blood Pressure
Babies can have low blood pressure for many reasons.
Blood Sugar
In newborns, blood sugar can get too low or too high.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a form of longer lasting lung disease.
Feeding and Nutrition
Breastfeeding considerations and nutrition are covered in this section.
Asphyxia and Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Asphyxia is when there is less than normal oxygen delivered to the body or an organ.
Infant of a Diabetic Mother
Learn how diabetes can affect a baby in the womb and after birth.
Infant of a Mother with High Blood Pressure or Pre-Eclampsia
Hypertension is high blood pressure. Pre-eclampsia is the combination of several factors.
Infection
Babies can get many kinds of infections.
Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) or Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Learn how being small can affect a baby during and after birth.
Jaundice (Bilirubin)
Learn more about the condition that causes yellow skin in the first few days after birth.
Meconium Aspiration and Other Aspiration Syndromes
Aspiration is breathing something liquid or solid into the lungs.
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis is an inflammation causing injury to the bowel.
Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum and Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema
Learn more about these breathing difficulties.
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension or Persistence of the Fetal Circulation
Pulmonary hypertension means that the pressure within the blood vessels of the lung is high.
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
RDS is the most common lung disease of premature infants.
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Transient tachypnea is fast breathing that gradually gets better. |
