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| Asphyxia in Newborn - Failure of a newborn baby to breathe, more common in small-for-dates babies, overdue babies... |
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| Bronchiolitis - Viral infection which causes swelling of the membranes lining the smaller airways (bronchioles) i... |
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| Colds in Infants - Quite common in young babies, but not harmful unless they interfere with feeding, or spread to... |
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| Colic - Sharp tummy pain which causes baby to pull legs up, scream, and go red in face; may be a reaction to dair... |
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| Crying and Screaming - A baby's way of communicating hunger, thirst, discomfort, pain, loneliness, boredom, anxie... |
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| Diarrhoea in Infants - Potentially serious in very young babies as it quickly leads to dehydration... |
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| Eye Inflammation - Usually a combination of a mild infection and blocked tear ducts; if tear ducts cannot be unbl... |
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| Fever in Infants - Generally a sign that body is marshalling its resources to fight and destroy infection; howeve... |
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| Head Banging - Usually means that baby needs more love and attention; banging head on side of cot is an expressio... |
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| Intussusception - Condition in which small intestine telescopes into large intestine, causing violent abdominal p... |
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| Meningitis in Infants - Potentially more serious in infants and toddlers than in older children and adults as the... |
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| Nappy Rash - Usually caused by ammoniacal reaction between urine and faeces, or by irritating chemicals in faeces... |
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| Neonatal Jaundice - Many babies, especially babies born before term, develop a yellowish tinge within 2-3 days of... |
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| Seborrhoeic Eczema - Common during first 3 months of life, affecting scalp, face, neck, armpits, or nappy area; s... |
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| Slow Weight Gain - Most babies lose weight, often as much as 140 g (5 oz), in first few days, but by ten days old... |
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| Umbilical Hernia - Soft bulge of tissue around navel due to weakness in abdominal wall; bulge can be pushed back ... |
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| Vomiting in Infants - Regurgitation of small amounts of feed is quite normal, but if nearly all food is regurgita... |
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