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… stick A heel stick is used to get a blood sample from a baby. The baby's heel is poked, and several drops of blood are collected. A baby may have a tiny bruise where the heel was poked How …
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… alone in the bathtub or a swimming or wading pool. A baby who slips or rolls and lands face down may not be able … hazards, especially for children younger than 3. An older baby or young child can fall headfirst into the water and … alone in the bathtub or a swimming or wading pool. A baby who slips or rolls and lands face down may not be able …
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… alcohol at all. Drinking alcohol during pregnancy puts your baby at risk of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, also known … while pregnant, taking drugs during pregnancy or while breastfeeding may harm your baby. This includes prohibited drugs …
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… trimesters. During the first trimester, your developing baby (fetus) is growing quickly. Your body is producing … is dealing with the physical demands of carrying a larger baby. And you may not sleep well. All of this can make you … permission to play the "pregnancy card." You and your baby come first. Exercise. A walk, some yoga, or a favourite …
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… recommend banking cord blood on the slight chance that your baby will need stem cells someday. If your baby were to need stem cells, the cells would probably be from someone else rather than your baby's own stem cells. Allogeneic Stem …
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… that often starts in the upper belly just below the lower breastbone (sternum). This discomfort may spread in waves … up may seem forceful. But it usually occurs shortly after feeding, is effortless, and causes no discomfort. Children … up may seem forceful. But it usually occurs shortly after feeding, is effortless, and causes no discomfort. Children …
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… groin area to swell. A congenital hydrocele is one that a baby is born with. The swelling from a hydrocele may look … not a problem. It will probably go away by the time your baby is 2 years old. What causes it? A month or so before birth, a baby's testicles move from the belly area down into the …
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… pipes, spoons, cookers and needles During pregnancy to a baby before or during delivery HBV is not spread by: … as there is a risk of passing the virus on to your baby. This risk can be greatly reduced by giving your baby HBIg and the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine …
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… matches the body parts (such as ovaries, testes, prostate, breasts, penis, or vagina) you now have in the area where … in an adult or child are different than signs of pain in a baby or toddler . 8 to 10: Severe pain Severe pain 5 to 7: … under 3 years It can be hard to tell how much pain a baby or toddler is in. Severe pain (8 to 10) : The pain is …
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… matches the body parts (such as ovaries, testes, prostate, breasts, penis, or vagina) you now have in the area where … in an adult or child are different than signs of pain in a baby or toddler . 8 to 10: Severe pain Severe pain 5 to 7: … under 3 years It can be hard to tell how much pain a baby or toddler is in. Severe pain (8 to 10) : The pain is …
