By Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC The gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a normal fetus is sterile. The type of delivery has an effect on the [...]

Occasionally they may need extra oxygen by tube, nasal prongs or even need a respirator. Intravenous calories can nourish and sustain the most [...]

Babies born prematurely or with any problems or instability are a completely different issue and you’ll be happy you’ve chosen an OB you [...]

Meningitis is also one of the best headline-grabbing diseases. The new (January 2001) recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics to vaccinate all [...]

There seems to be a great deal of confusion about vaccinations and the requirements for school entrance. Actually, this is very simple: Many states’ laws require that children receive the recommended immunizations prior to school entry or that parents sign a waiver stating that all or some of the vaccines have not been given because of medical, personal or religious reasons.

There is a wide variety of color and consistency of bowel movements.  In my glamorous job as a pediatrician, I discuss this hot [...]

Dentists wondered why, in the early 1900′s, in pockets of the Southwest USA, many residents’ teeth were permanently stained yellow, brown or black, [...]

“Ten year old, Gradon got some nasty news from his dentist and it wasn’t a cavity,” reports CBC-TV. “I saw this yellow stuff [...]

n adult’s does. The problem is that most children do not eat, drink or sleep very well when they have high fevers. They [...]

Most of these visits, with healthy, growing babies and children, are not needed at all. When I look in the ear with my [...]

Croup is a viral infection that causes a swelling in the larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), and other airways leading to the lungs, [...]

This is a controversial issue and the vast majority of doctors and experts recommend giving the treatment shortly after birth.  Nonetheless, there is research [...]

In the first 24 to 72 hours after birth babies tend to lose about 3-10% of their birth weight and then regain that [...]

Red blood cells break down at a somewhat higher rate in newborns and some of the breakdown products have colors. Bilirubin is yellow [...]

Contrary to what you often will hear about how bilirubin levels increasing in a newborn is not a good thing, there is new [...]