Children's Health: Newborns & Infants

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  • Caring For Your Young Son's Uncircumcised Penis

    Article
    02/19/08, Healthwise

    Male babies who are not circumcised have a greater chance of urinary tract infections in the first year of life than babies who have been circumcised.1 Keeping your young son's penis clean may help prevent these infections and other

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  • Circumcision

    Article
    02/19/08, Healthwise

    Male circumcision is an elective surgery to remove the foreskin (prepuce), a fold of skin that covers and protects the rounded tip of the penis (glans). This surgery is most commonly done on newborns about 24 hours old. See a picture of t

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  • Growth and Development, Ages 12 to 24 Months

    Article
    05/25/07, Healthwise

    Your child's rapid brain development between the ages of 12 and 24 months causes amazing changes to happen—such as talking, walking, and remembering. Your child transitions from babyhood to early childhood during this period, known as the

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  • Cleft Lip - Symptoms

    Article
    02/04/08, Healthwise

    A cleft lip is obvious at birth. Beyond the distinctive physical appearance, a cleft lip usually does not cause other symptoms or feeding problems. Babies born with cleft lip often can breast-feed successfully. And bottle-feeding usu

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  • Cleft Lip - Exams and Tests

    Article
    02/04/08, Healthwise

    Diagnosis of cleft lip is based on a physical exam of your baby's mouth. Cleft lip usually is obvious at birth because of distinctive facial characteristics. A baby with cleft lip should be examined carefully for the presence of other

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  • Cleft Palate - Topic Overview

    Article
    02/04/08, Healthwise

    Cleft palate is a treatable birth defect in which the baby's roof of the mouth (palate) does not develop normally during pregnancy, leaving an opening (cleft) that may go through to the nasal cavity. Cleft palate may involve any part of t

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  • Cleft Palate - Treatment Overview

    Article
    02/04/08, Healthwise

    Surgery is the primary treatment for cleft palate. Sometimes multiple procedures are needed over several years to fully correct the defect. Additional treatments depend on the severity of cleft palate and whether other problems develop, s

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  • Tongue-Tie - Treatment Overview

    Article
    09/06/07, Healthwise

    Many children with tongue-tie do not need treatment, because the tissue underneath the tongue (lingual frenulum) stretches as the child grows and adapts to the tongue restriction. But some children with tongue-tie may need surgery to

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  • Tongue-Tie - Home Treatment

    Article
    09/06/07, Healthwise

    Home treatment may be all that is needed for your child with tongue-tie. The tissue underneath the tongue (lingual frenulum) may stretch on its own, or your child may adapt to the restricted tongue movement.

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  • Umbilical Cord Care

    Article
    04/06/07, Healthwise

    After the umbilical cord is cut at birth, a stump of tissue remains attached to your baby's navel (umbilicus). The stump gradually dries and shrivels until it falls off, usually between 1 and 2 weeks after birth. It is important that

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