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In babies who are born at term risk factors include problems with the placenta, birth defects, low birth weight, breathing meconium into the lungs, a delivery requiring either the use of instruments or an emergency Caesarean section, birth asphyxia, seizures just after birth, respiratory distress syndrome, low blood sugar, and infections in the ...
The positions of your baby in the womb becomes important as your due date approaches because they should be in the best position for delivery. ... with their face facing your back. The baby’s ...
Babies can sweat just like adults. And like adults, sweating may be caused by many things. If your baby is sweating, they may be hot. Try removing clothes or adjusting the room temperature.
Your baby is a footling breech (one or both feet are below the bottom) Your baby is larger or smaller than average Your breech baby has their head tilted back (hyperextension)
Positional plagiocephaly, also called deformational plagiocephaly, is the most common type of flat head syndrome. ... always put your baby to sleep on their back. Give your baby supervised tummy ...
The next method that can be used is called the Barlow maneuver. It is done by adducting the hip while pushing the thigh posteriorly. If the hip goes out of the socket it means it is dislocated, and the newborn has a congenital hip dislocation. The baby is laid on its back for examination by separation of its legs.
Your baby may arch their back if they suffer from colic, a health condition affecting as many as one in five babies during the first three months of life. Usually, you can determine why your baby ...
Your baby may have a mild form of this condition, which is called spina bifida occulta. It means that their spine doesn’t entirely enclose their spinal cord, but the cord stays inside the spinal ...