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Latest News
- Latest News
- Alcohol Use by Mom-to-Be Ups Baby's Infection Risk (06/14/2005, Reuters Health)
- Disparities in US Infant Mortality Rates Persist (06/09/2005, Reuters Health)
- Repeat C-section May Adversely Affect Baby (06/09/2005, Reuters Health)
- National Campaign to Reduce African American Infant Mortality (05/06/2005, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Medical Care and Your 1 - to 2-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medical Care and Your 1 - to 3-Month-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medical Care and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medical Care and Your 4 - to 7-Month-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medical Care and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medical Care and Your 8 - to 12-Month-Old (Nemours Foundation)
- Medical Care and Your Newborn (American Medical Association)
- Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Chest Pain in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Common Diagnoses in the NICU (Nemours Foundation)
- Elimination Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Feeding Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature (Nemours Foundation)
- Fever in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Genital Problems in Infants (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Mouth Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Nausea and Vomiting in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Shortness of Breath in a Child or Infant (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Home Treatment of Fever (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Medicine and Your Child: How to Give Your Child the Right Dose (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Treatment of Vomiting (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Apgar Scores (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Choking and Other Airway Emergencies in Babies: Recognition, First Aid and Prevention (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Has Your Baby's Hearing Been Screened? (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Also available in: Spanish - Infants and Young Children: Animal Safety Tips (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
- Task Force Recommends Vision Screening for Children Younger Than 5 Years Old (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
Also available in: Spanish - Your Child's Immunizations (Nemours Foundation)
- Your Child's Physical: What to Know Before You Go (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Babies and the Common Cold (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Baby's First Month: Medical Concerns (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Childhood Illnesses: The Usual Suspects (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Common Causes of Abdominal Pain in Infants (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions (Nemours Foundation)
- Earaches: A Painful Problem for Many Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Failure to Thrive (Nemours Foundation)
- Failure to Thrive (MAGIC Foundation)
- FAQs about Kernicterus (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities)
Also available in: Spanish - Finding a Doctor for Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- How Much Sleep Is Enough for My Child? (Nemours Foundation)
- How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor (Nemours Foundation)
- Jaundice in Healthy Newborns (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Neonatal Infections (Nemours Foundation)
- Newborn Rashes and Birthmarks (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Parental Dilemma: What to Do When Your Child Is Sick (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Repeated Infections in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn (American Lung Association)
- Runny Nose (with Green and Yellow Mucus) (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases) - Links to PDF
- Shape of Your Baby's Head: Parents Should Check Shape of Baby's Head, Vary Sleeping Positions (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)
- Talking to the Pharmacist (Nemours Foundation)
- Tear-Duct Obstruction and Surgery (Nemours Foundation)
- Vomiting (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - What Is a Neonatologist? (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- What to Do When Your Baby Is Sick (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- When Your Baby Is Born with a Health Problem (Nemours Foundation)
- When Your Baby's in the NICU (Nemours Foundation)
Research
- Research
- Better Communication Needed to Reduce Infants 'Lost to Follow-Up' (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
- Clinical Guidelines Used to Treat Infants with Fevers May Not Improve Outcomes (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
- Study Confirms Safety of Placing Infants to Sleep on Their Backs (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Word! A Glossary of Medical Words (Nemours Foundation)
Directories
- Directories
- American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referral Service (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Emergency Medical Services for Children (Dept. of Health and Human Services)
- KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation)
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Statistics
- Statistics
- Disparities in Infant Mortality (American Public Health Association) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - FASTATS: Child and Infant Health (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Homicide Risk among Infants (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- More Babies Born at Very Low Birth Weight Linked to Rise in Infant Mortality in 2002 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Children
- Children
- My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book (American Society of Anesthesiologists) - Large PDF file