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Vaccination Schedule

Dose 5: Between ages 4 years and 6 years. Extra dose recommended for children under age 9 the first year they receive this vaccine. Catch-up series...

Understanding Newborn Jaundice -- The Basics

Jaundice typically occurs because newborns normally produce increased levels of bilirubin which is referred to as 'physiologic jaundice.' Bilirubin...

Understanding Colic -- The Basics

Colic is a term used to describe the condition babies who cry and cry and can't be comforted have. Colic isn't an illness, although some babies do ...

Teething

Teething is when your baby’s teeth start to come through their gum line. Another reason to be aware of the material used to make the teethers: Some...

What is Spina Bifida?

Meningocele: This rare type of spina bifida happens when a sac of spinal fluid (but not the spinal cord) pushes through an opening in the baby's ba...

Shaken Baby Syndrome

Shaken baby syndrome is a serious brain injury that happens to a baby or young child when it’s shaken with force. When a baby is shaken, its brain ...

Potty Training

With potty training, just like talking, walking, and sleeping through the night, every child's timing is different. Can my child sit on a potty sea...

Pacifiers or Thumbsucking: which is Worse?

Babies suck to soothe themselves, which is why many infants depend on pacifiers or thumbs when they aren't nursing or taking a bottle. Many babies ...

What is Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome?

Sometimes during pregnancy, the left side of a baby's heart doesn't grow the way it should. For the first day or two, a baby's heart can adjust to ...

Hydrocele

A hydrocele is a swelling in the scrotum, the thin sac that holds the testicles. Babies born prematurely are more likely to have a hydrocele. A com...

Newborn Jaundice

Newborn jaundice is a common and usually harmless condition in which your new baby's skin and eyes look yellow. Jaundice typically shows up 2 or 3 ...

What is Biliary Atresia?

If your baby has biliary atresia, one of the first things you'll notice is that their skin and the whites of their eyes look yellow. Jaundice is ve...