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… your doctor about genetic counselling and screening your baby. Your baby may be tested using a sample of your blood or an … pregnancy or help you make decisions about caring for your baby. If you find out you are a carrier of one of these …
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… be placed in the head-down position ("tipping"). Tipping a baby can cause reflux, which is when the contents of the … process. It usually takes 20 to 30 minutes. In general, a baby or small child who has no symptoms of congestion may … as tissues, pillows, a thin cloth, or towels. If you have a baby or small child, you may sit in a chair with the child …
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… Check your blood pressure. Check your weight. Monitor your baby's movements. Keep a written record of your results, … During expectant management in the hospital, you and your baby will have more frequent electronic monitoring and lab … Check your blood pressure. Check your weight. Monitor your baby's movements. Keep a written record of your results, …
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… A birthmark is a coloured mark on or under a newborn baby's skin. Some birthmarks show up soon after a baby is born. Most birthmarks are obvious at birth. Some … to have birthmarks checked? If you see a birthmark on your baby, make sure that a doctor has seen it. Although most …
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… sample. Collecting a urine sample from a small child or baby may be done by using a special plastic bag with tape … removed. To collect a urine sample from a very sick baby, a doctor may insert a needle through the baby's belly directly into the bladder. (This is called a …
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… nails. It is more common with nails that are left on for 3 months or longer. This type of infection can also happen if … nail. Do not wear artificial nails for longer than 3 months at a time. Give your natural nails a month to rest before reapplying artificial nails. Related …
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… also can stop the ovaries from releasing an egg each month (ovulation). You have to take a pill every day to … have no sugar pills. You take hormone pills for the whole month instead. This is called continuous use. With this … If you're using pills that give you hormones for the whole month, your periods will stop. But you may still have …
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… I have talked about making sure I'm comfortable in my final months and about what we're not treating anymore. For … enough health that you can plan on an important event a few months from now. Avoiding treatments or testing that make … or protect the quality of my life now? What about in the months to come? What plans am I looking forward to in the …
