Uncommon Infant and Newborn Problems

Summary

It can be scary when your baby is sick, especially when it is not an everyday problem like a cold or a fever. You may not know whether the problem is serious or how to treat it. If you have concerns about your baby’s health, call your health care provider right away.

Learning information about your baby’s condition can help ease your worry. Do not be afraid to ask questions about your baby’s care. By working together with your health care provider, you make sure that your baby gets the best care possible.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Encyclopedia

• Anemia caused by low iron – infants and toddlers Medical Encyclopedia
• Caput succedaneum Medical Encyclopedia
• Craniotabes Medical Encyclopedia
• Exchange transfusion Medical Encyclopedia
• Exchange transfusion – series — Procedure Medical Encyclopedia
• Fontanelles – bulging Medical Encyclopedia
• Fontanelles – excessively large Medical Encyclopedia
• Fontanelles – sunken Medical Encyclopedia
• Frontal bossing Medical Encyclopedia
• Fussy or irritable child Medical Encyclopedia
• Home apnea monitor use – infants Medical Encyclopedia
• Intussusception – children Medical Encyclopedia
• Low calcium level – infants Medical Encyclopedia
• Neonatal hypothyroidism Medical Encyclopedia
• Polycythemia – newborn Medical Encyclopedia
• Pyloric stenosis in infants Medical Encyclopedia
• Spasmus nutans Medical Encyclopedia
• Tongue tie Medical Encyclopedia
• Tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia repair Medical Encyclopedia
• Tracheomalacia – acquired Medical Encyclopedia
• Transient tachypnea – newborn Medical Encyclopedia

Specifics

• Anemia in the Newborn Merck & Co., Inc.
• Biliary Atresia National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• Biliary Atresia Nemours Foundation
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions Nemours Foundation
• Failure to Thrive (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Fetal Macrosomia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Intussusception Nemours Foundation
• Laryngomalacia Nemours Foundation
• Low Calcium in Babies (Hypocalcemia) Nemours Foundation
• Pyloric Stenosis (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Reflux in Infants: MedlinePlus Health Topic National Library of Medicine
• Repeated Infections in Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN) Nemours Foundation

Patient Handouts

• Brief resolved unexplained event — BRUE Medical Encyclopedia
• Crying – excessive (0-6 months) Medical Encyclopedia
• Failure to thrive Medical Encyclopedia
• Hyperglycemia – infants Medical Encyclopedia
• Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome Medical Encyclopedia
• Neonatal sepsis Medical Encyclopedia
• Neutropenia – infants Medical Encyclopedia
• Vitamin K deficiency bleeding of the newborn Medical Encyclopedia

Diagnosis and Tests

• Chest Pain in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Feeding Problems in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians
• Genital Problems in Infants (Female) American Academy of Family Physicians

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant, Newborn, Diseases National Institutes of Health

Find an Expert

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Find a Pediatrician or Pediatric Specialist American Academy of Pediatrics
• KidsHealth Nemours Foundation

Related Issues

• Finding a Doctor for Your New Baby Nemours Foundation
• When Your Baby’s in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) Nemours Foundation
• When Your Child’s in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nemours Foundation

Start Here

• Getting the Most From a Doctor’s Visit Nemours Foundation
• Sick Baby? When to Seek Medical Attention Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Treatments and Therapies

• How to Give Your Child Medicine American Academy of Family Physicians
• Infantile pyloric stenosis – Series — Normal anatomy Medical Encyclopedia

Journal Articles

• Uncommon Infant and Newborn Problems