Is your newborn breathing fast? Newborn babies can exhibit some unusual breathing patterns, most of which are not cause for alarm. If you've noticed your newborn breathing fast or a bit irregularly, ...

Newborns often do not have the perfect skin we expect. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains some of the common skin conditions that newborns face, including seborrhea—often referred to as cradle ...

New parents often find themselves puzzled by their newborn’s frequent hiccups. Those tiny, rhythmic spasms can seem alarming at first, especially when they occur multiple times a day. But are hiccups ...

Your baby's eyes need to be examined for a "red-eye" reflex to ensure the baby has no "cataract", which, if present, can damage babies vision development if not picked at birth. What is newborn ...

BACKGROUND: Although the time to an infant's first stool is used as a marker for a normal GI tract, there have been no studies to date which have evaluated the contribution of the first 24 hours' ...

Know how your little one should gain weight in the initial weeks The length and weight of newborn babies can vary significantly. However, with passage of time, infant growth follows a fairly standard ...

The normal newborn breast diameter is about 1-2 cm. Breast swelling of various degrees can occur in about 70% of newborns, and is called by various names. Some of them include physiological breast ...

There is no experience that compares with bringing home a newborn baby. The joy and exhilaration parents feel is profound. It's perfectly natural for there to be some trepidation as well, especially ...

We’re gonna go ahead and say it: Anyone who claims they “slept like a baby last night” has never actually slept near a human baby. Baby sleep, especially in the newborn months, isn’t close to being ...

PHENYLKETONURIA is a hereditary metabolic disease caused by a deficiency of the enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase. Data have been presented showing that the mental retardation in this condition can be ...