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… more sleep than others. Sleeping patterns vary with each child and slowly evolve over the first year. The first 6 … a morning nap and want to rest only in the afternoon. A child's attempt to switch to one nap a day often occurs at … keeping both naps as long as possible for both the child's and the parent's benefit. A toddler's excitement …
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… December 7, 2022. Ti AJ, et al. (2020). Effectiveness and safety of extending intrauterine device duration: A … December 7, 2022. Ti AJ, et al. (2020). Effectiveness and safety of extending intrauterine device duration: A … December 7, 2022. Ti AJ, et al. (2020). Effectiveness and safety of extending intrauterine device duration: A …
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… to poor sperm quality. This may make it hard to father a child. The doctor can do one of several types of surgery to improve a man's chance of having children. After the surgery, sperm quality may improve. This may help you father a child. The surgery may also be done to reduce pain in the …
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… absorbed through the skin can be toxic, especially to children. Don't give any antihistamines to your child unless you've checked with the doctor first. The use … in one product. These medicines may not be safe for young children or for people who have certain health problems. …
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… cause it. What happens Farsightedness often starts in early childhood. But normal growth corrects the problem. If a child is still a bit farsighted when the eye has stopped … newspaper print. Aching eyes, eye strain, and headaches. Children with this problem may have no symptoms. But a child …
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… too. Ask your friends how they're doing. Talking to your children about your depression Talking to your kids about depression can be hard for you and your children. You may not know how to say things, and your kids … can understand. What you say depends on the age of your children. Let them know that they didn't cause your …
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… infected. The virus is usually passed on during labour and childbirth. It is sometimes is passed during pregnancy. … Testing for HIV infection in pregnancy. Paediatrics and Child Health , 13(3): 221–224. Also available online: … Testing for HIV infection in pregnancy. Paediatrics and Child Health , 13(3): 221–224. Also available online: …
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… give you guidelines for increasing medicine if your or your child's asthma starts to get out of control. Your doctor … more spirometry tests. This test may be difficult for small children. It usually can be done with children older than 4 years. You can monitor your lung …
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… mumps, rubella, and varicella [chickenpox]) vaccines. Most children get the vaccine as part of their regular shots. Before the mumps vaccine existed, mumps was a common childhood disease in Canada and the United States. What … These tests are rarely done. If you think that you or your child has mumps, be sure to call ahead and explain the …
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… for sickle cell disease . It's usually considered only for children younger than 16 who have severe complications from … marrow. This is most often a healthy brother or sister. The child who has sickle cell disease is then treated with drugs that destroy the child's bone marrow cells. After that, the donated bone …
