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Baby Maintenance: Baths, Nails, and Hair

Using a baby bath seat is no assurance that your baby will be safe in the bathtub. Your baby doesn't need a bath every day -- two to three times a ...

Umbilical Cord Care

The umbilical cord is the tube-like structure that carries food and oxygen from a mother to their baby while pregnant. If your baby has a messy bow...

If Your Baby Has Group B Strep

Group B strep is a bacterial infection babies can catch from their mother during childbirth or pick up in their first few months of life. Group str...

Breast Problems After Breastfeeding

Your breasts may or may not return to their pre-breastfeeding size or shape. It's a common cosmetic breast problem after breastfeeding, but it isn'...

Caring for Your Baby's Teeth

Using it early in your child's life will provide extra protection for developing teeth. Over the next couple of years, your baby's gummy smile will...

Guide to Prenatal Testing

Doctors also can use prenatal tests to look for signs that your baby is at risk for certain genetic disorders or birth defects. You don’t have to h...

What is Trisomy 18?

You might have heard about trisomy 18 in the news, or your doctor may have told you that your unborn baby has this condition. A 'trisomy' means tha...

Placental Abruption (Abruptio Placentae)

Just because there’s not a lot of blood doesn’t mean the placental abruption isn’t severe. The placenta can’t be reattached, so your treatment opti...

What is a Molar Pregnancy?

Call your doctor if you have these or any other unusual symptoms during pregnancy. If you have a molar pregnancy, your HCG level is often much high...

What is Hyperemesis Gravidarum?

Many pregnant women have morning sickness. Women who had the condition during their first pregnancy have a higher chance of getting it again during...

Can I Have a Vaginal Birth After a C-Section?

If your C-section scar is low and transverse, your doctor might allow you to try VBAC, if your other risk factors are low. Check with your doctor e...

Preterm Labor and Birth -- The Basics Explained

Your baby may need help from a ventilator, a machine that helps them breathe. When a baby is born before they've had time to fully develop, it can ...