Newborn screening
Every newborn in Australia is given a blood test to check for the presence of particular genetic or metabolic disorders, including phenylketonuria (PKU), hypothyroidism and cystic fibrosis. The few drops of blood needed for the test are taken by ... [... more]
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During sleep:
It is common for a newborn baby to have an unusual head shape. Sometimes in the first 6 to 8 weeks after birth, a baby will develop a flattened spot on the back or side of her head rather than having a rounded shape. This is called plagiocephaly ... [... more]
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Miriam Norton
WHEN A MOUSE family finds a helpless, homeless, newborn kitten, they decide to adopt him, name him Mickey, and raise him as one of their own . . . never telling him that he's actually a cat! The Kitten Who Thought He Was a Mouse Miriam ... [... more]
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Asthma and breastfeeding
Breastfeeding can reduce the risk of your baby developing childhood asthma and other allergies. To gain the full benefit, you need to breastfeed for at least the first six months. Breastfeeding your newborn baby for at least the first six months ... [... more]
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Breastfeeding - when to start
Breastfeeding should ideally start soon after your baby is born. Breastfeeding after a caesarean section (C-section) is possible but may require help. Colostrum is important protection for newborn babies. Bonding is enhanced by early ... [... more]
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Chickenpox
Chickenpox (varicella) is a highly contagious viral disease caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The main symptom is a blistering skin rash. Chickenpox can be dangerous for pregnant women, newborn babies and people with depressed immunity. A ... [... more]
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Child development (1) - newborn to three months
Newborn babies communicate from birth and are learning all the time. Babies need physical contact for optimum development. Activities can help a baby's hearing, sight and physical and emotional development. Coming into the world is a big and ... [... more]
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Vitamin K and newborn babies
Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting. Babies are born with very small amounts of vitamin K in their bodies. This means they are at risk of haemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDN). As a preventive measure, babies are routinely given vitamin K ... [... more]
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Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and cleft palate may occur together or separately in a newborn child. They may be found early in a pregnancy by ultrasound examination, or at birth. A cleft lip affects a baby's and child's appearance, while a cleft palate will affect ... [... more]
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How is the test done?
Babies born in South Australia have a blood test taken when they are about 48 hours old. This test is the Neonatal Screening Test, also called the Newborn screening test, 'Guthrie' test, or 'heel prick' test. The test can tell if a baby has one ... [... more]
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David Hill
David Hill divides his time between Los Angeles, where he writes for the stage and screen, and Mississippi. His first novel, Once Leona Sayres was a good Southern woman married to the town preacher. But from the day Averill buried her newborn ... [... more]
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Diane Flacks
Toronto comedy writer/performer Diane Flacks has written a frank and funny account of her pregnancy and the first months with her newborn. In the twenty-first century, it is hard to imagine that having a baby is still shrouded in secrecy and ... [... more]
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