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… Vaccines help prevent diseases that can cause lifelong damage. For example, meningococcal disease can cause brain damage, kidney damage, deafness, and loss of limbs. About 1 in 10 people who …
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… Quad Screening for Birth Defects On this page: Test Overview Health Tools Why It Is Done How It Is … A "positive" result means that there is a higher-than-average chance your baby has a birth defect. If the result is … is a false-negative test result.) Your doctor will use your age and your baby's age to interpret the test results. …
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… Cancer Support: Family, Friends, and Relationships On this page: Overview Overview Cancer can impact your family in many … It's best to tailor the information based on your child's age. Here are some ideas about the kinds of information children of different ages can handle. Very young children. They only need to be …
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… Alcohol Effects on a Fetus On this page: What … from the mother's blood into the baby's blood. It can damage and affect the growth of the baby's cells. Brain and spinal cord cells are most likely to have damage. The term fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) …
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… Child Safety: Preventing Falls On this page: Overview Overview Protecting your baby Each new learning stage for your baby requires you to pay more attention to … It may surprise you how fast your baby can move from one stage to the next. Being aware of what your baby can do and …
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… Feeding Your Premature Infant On this page: Overview Overview Some premature … after birth. If your baby was born before the gestational age of 32 to 34 weeks, he or she can't feed by mouth. The … consultant. If your baby was born before the gestational age of 32 to 34 weeks, your doctor may advise adding a …
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… Weight-Bearing Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones On this page: Overview Overview Doing … such as lifting weights. Starting these exercises at any age will help prevent bone loss. It's best to do moderate to … such as lifting weights. Starting these exercises at any age will help prevent bone loss. It's best to do moderate to …
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… Breastfeeding: When Baby Doesn't Want to Stop On this page: Overview Overview There may be … or whole cow's milk (if your baby is 9 to 12 months of age and eating a variety of iron-rich foods) in a cup or … or whole cow's milk (if your baby is 9 to 12 months of age and eating a variety of iron-rich foods) in a cup or …
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… Bonding With Your Baby On this page: Overview Overview Babies develop a … rock your baby. Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Growth and Development, Newborn … rock your baby. Growth and Development, Ages 1 to 12 Months Growth and Development, Newborn …
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… Child Safety: Air Pollution On this page: Overview Overview Children's lungs … more deeply into the lungs where it can cause permanent damage. Check the air quality health index. This index is often … Information Environmental Illness Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years Health and Safety, Birth to 2 Years …
