What is Newborn Screening? Newborn screening are tests done on your baby before your baby leaves the hospital. These screening tests check for serious conditions in your baby.A baby born with one of these conditions may not show any symptoms right away. However, the baby usually develops serious problems if he or she is not...
Cerebral Palsy is, basically, a group of disorders that will affect your child’s ability to move, maintain balance and posture when they are growing up. It is an abnormal brain problem that affects the control over muscles. In a lot of cases, there are no proper causes for the disease. What are the signs? If...
Concussion is basically an injury which affects the brain and causes it not to function normally for a small period of time or permanently if no action is taken. Many times, babies bump their head on to furniture or fall when they start walking or crawling. If you notice a few of these symptoms, then...
Sleep apnea is basically the irregular breathing episode your child has. This occurs a lot during sleep and it is not considered to be a major dangerous problem but it is always good to seek help from the best child specialist otherwise it can continue every night which is not good for health. While sleep...
During growth spurt, your child is going to gain weight, get taller and will adapt changes quicker than you think. Many mothers notice the signs of growth spurt when they are feeding the baby and these are obvious signs. You will see that your child is becoming healthier, the clothes are getting tighter and they...
A child will always have tantrums when growing up or teething, and you just have to power through that time. By identifying what tantrum, they are throwing, you can know if your child is struggling from some problem or is hungry. If you are puzzled why your child is acting moody and acting grumpy, here...
One needs to take very special care of children, especially when they fall ill. With the advent of summer, a change of season occurs and kids tend to fall ill very easily during this period of time, and hence, it becomes a necessity to take extra care. Here are some of the most common ailments...
Bedwetting is divided in two groups. Primary bedwetting refers to children who have never been consistently dry at night. Secondary bedwetting refers to children who were dry for at least six months before they started wetting again. Because nighttime wetting is common in young children, doctors don’t diagnosis a child as being a bedwetter until...
Children are delicate and due to the pollution in the country, you have to careful about any allergies. Your child could have dust, food and several other types of allergies which could cause troubles in his or her day to day activities. If you are not sure what kind of allergies is your baby suffering...
Childhood cancer is rare. Childhood cancers make up less than 1% of all cancers diagnosed each year.After accidents, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 14. Still, as a parent, you need to be aware of the symptoms of childhood cancer. Every cell in the body has a system that...
