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.

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Getting the Most From a Doctor's Visit (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Sick Baby? When to Seek Medical Attention (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

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 - Series (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish

Related Issues

Finding a Doctor for Your New Baby (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
When Your Baby's in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
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
Biliary Atresia (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Biliary Atresia (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) Also in Spanish
Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions (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) Also in Spanish
Laryngomalacia (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Low Calcium in Babies (Hypocalcemia) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Neutropenia (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
Pyloric Stenosis (For Parents) (Nemours Foundation) Also in Spanish
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) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant, Newborn, Diseases (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Find an Expert

Eunice Kennedy Shriver 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
Excessive crying in infants (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Failure to thrive (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
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding of the newborn (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish