Few events are as exciting as the birth of a baby. After nine months you have to wonder “is my baby a boy or a girl, how will it look like he will be completely healthy, I will naturally keep my baby”, these questions are answered abruptly. Especially parents of a first child can be [...]
Most expectant parents are beginning a certain image of their baby to form, when they hear that the pregnancy test is positive. Very often, this image looks much like the chubby, smiling baby of 3 or 4 months old on the box of disposable diapers or baby food jar shines. In reality differs newborn the [...]
You make an amazing development with it. One day your baby is still safe in the womb, the next day to do everything himself, breathing, digesting food, his body temperature and maintain a range of other features more. But despite all this fits your baby quickly and starts the long journey to independence. Parents have [...]
During the birth there of a thousand newborns two to seven children damaged. A birth injury includes: damage to the child during the opening phase and during the second stage or the birth itself. Sometimes they also talked about a birth trauma. Despite an excellent obstetric care, there are still injury site. The risk of [...]
It can be very difficult for parents to determine whether a newborn baby really ill or just a bad day. If you have a time with your child accelerates, you as parents become familiar with the moods and manners of your child. Even if your child is not old enough to talk, you can still [...]
A disease has many different signs. There are many different symptoms and disease are very important. We shall come back later in this article. First let’s talk about it a disease. Disease could in fact expressed in many ways. Some signs or symptoms indicate that a person always such a baby may be seriously ill. [...]
Usually fever is a physical reaction of the body to an infection. Fever may also be caused by a newborn child is exposed to a hot environment or by dehydration. In any case, when the rectal temperature higher than 38 ° C, that is a reason for your doctor to switch. If a newborn has a [...]
When a baby cries, there may be multiple causes for it. He may cry for the following reasons: when he’s hungry, if he wants to be excused or because he suffers from gas in the intestines and bowel movements should be whether your baby is crying because he is tired. Your newborn baby may cry [...]
A study has shown that an infant crying by the negative stimuli in his environment reacts, the stronger stimuli are, the harder and longer the baby will cry. So when the parent has a bad day, then the baby is a bad day. It is certain that towards the day that your home a relaxed [...]
With a newborn, it is not surprising that he and also in an older infant, just give up after each feeding. “Specify” (reflux) is a small amount of milk that comes back from the mouth of the baby. You should not be confused with vomiting or vomiting. Because then the contents of the stomach of [...]
When a breastfeeding baby, so the stool looks something like thick soup. If a newborn infant diarrhea in the first month of life, this may be the result of an intestinal infection. The stool of your baby is green in color, comes several times a day and can be as thin as water. The pieces [...]
A newborn baby comes constipation (hard stool), but very rare. It is first important to know that constipation refers to the thickness of the stool and not on its frequency. You have babies who are breastfed and defecate after each feeding, babies, others only once a day or even every day. If your baby only [...]
In newborn babies born on time, will be approximately 60 percent in the first week of life also see yellow (neonatal jaundice) called. When newborn babies was born prematurely may reach even 80 percent. Jaundice (icterus), which means that the skin looks yellow, is not really a disease but the yellow is seen by the [...]
Newborn babies are the first day is always slightly, but most newborns the weight will gradually again slightly increase until after ten to fourteen days in birth weight is reached will be, this is not the case and keeps your newborn baby back in his weight or even fall off your doctor will advise you [...]
Signs and symptoms Of all newborn babies have a lot have a history of diaper dermatitis, also called diaper rash is called. It often occurs mostly in skin folds such as groin and bilplooi. Fluid (urine) that acts on the skin is the critical factor. When using disposable diapers occurs much less frequently than with [...]
Signs and symptoms Seborrheic dermatitis is a dry, scaly condition of the skin on the scalp. The skin cells divide much faster than usual and dead cells will dry into small slices off (the flakes). Usually there are one or two spots on the head with sharply defined free also normal scalp. It may itch [...]
Constitutional or atopic dermatitis (sometimes called neurodermatitis) is a form of eczema that can occur at any age. It is part of the atopic syndrome, which include asthma, rhinitis and conjunctivitis are counted. This condition, also known as dew worms (infant eczema) affects approximately 10 to 15 percent of infants and toddlers for. The itching [...]
Newborns are common birthmarks. They are often harmless, so they do not need treatment. The birthmarks that are most common in newborn babies, it follows the information below. Milia: These are also called grains of barley, they look like a small white grain in or under the skin of the baby, it is a blockage [...]
Signs and symptoms The term is used for rash skin rash as a manifestation of a general disorder. It’s a rash of white pimples or blisters on a red background is. An estimated 50 percent of full-term newborns (as babies born prematurely is less) develops within one to three days after birth the toxic rash. [...]
Candida or candidiasis is a fungal infection (mycosis) caused by yeast-like fungi, especially Candida albicans. This fungus is present in almost everyone as a regular lodger, eg in the mouth, the intestine, skin and into the vagina, and is a certain balance with bacteria. However, when one speaks of the fungal candidiasis have a preponderance [...]
An umbilical hernia is a protrusion of the peritoneum through a weak spot or opening in the abdominal wall. This bulge is in the navel. Symptoms of an umbilical hernia are often shown as discomfort, an aching or burning and / or pain in that area. A baby with an umbilical hernia is a swelling [...]
De klachten en verschijnselen bij BPD (Bronchopulmonale dysplasie) zijn: – Snelle ademhaling. – Piepende ademhaling. – Hoesten. – Moeilijke ademhaling. – Blauwe kleur van de lippen en vingernagels (cyanose). Bronchopulmonale dysplasie is een chronische longaandoening. Het wordt gekenmerkt met ademhalingsmoeilijkheden, met name bij te vroeg geboren kinderen. In de meeste gevallen is het een complicatie [...]
The signs and symptoms of congenital lobar emphysema are: – Continued shortness of breath. – Wheezing. – Blue color of lips and fingernails (cyanosis). When the breathing air does not enter the lungs, but not fast enough when the air breathed out again can be congenital lobar emphysema arises. Then hit the lung then becomes [...]
The signs and symptoms of Pneumothorax in a newborn include: – Increased unrest. – Shortness of breath. – Fast, snarling breath. – Blue color of lips and fingernails (cyanosis) – Alarming phenomenon – Sudden loss of consciousness. A pneumothorax or collapsed lung is the condition when the chest next to the lung also free air. [...]
Every newborn baby with a soft spot (fontanelle) on his head was born. Fontanelle is an opening between the skull bones where the skull was constructed. The majority of newborn babies has two fontanelles: one large and one small fontanel. The large fontanel, has a shape of a diamond, it is just above the forehead, [...]
What causes Down syndrome? Down syndrome also called mongolism, arises because certain abnormalities in the chromosomes. Instead of chromosome number 21, there are not two but three pieces in stock. This is called a trisonie. (See table below). It can happen to the other chromosomes, but they are much rarer. There are three ways in [...]
The hands In newborn babies often turn out to have a portion or all of the upper limbs missing, then they part of the lower limbs missing. In some cases it happens that they are only one part of a finger missing, but it can also prevent them from missing a whole arm. When a [...]
Hip dysplastic abnormalities of development. Other names are also heupdyplasie, hip infant, congenital hip dysplasia (CHD) and hip dislocation (CHL). The deviation need not be innate it can also occur after birth, but it is the most common abnormality in Europe. There is a genetic predisposition for dysplasia, if it runs in the family, the [...]
A funnel chest (pectus excavatum (PE) is a condition where the sternum relative to the rest of the chest wall deep. It arises because there are too many costal cartilage to the sternum inward push. The name funnel chest is caused because the lower of the breastbone (sternum) is indented into the spine, so the [...]
The birth of a baby on the genitals in various ways some uncertainty arise. This is also known as intersex, ie a body both male and female characteristics. For example a girl in the womb is exposed to excess male hormones, can be born with ovaries but the external sexual characteristics of a young (female [...]
Very occasionally, a baby born with one or more extra nipples. Sometimes the extra nipples are an underlying mammary tissue, but sometimes not. Extra nipples come in 1 to 2 percent of the population equally in boys and girls. Among people of black descent, with Japanese and Jewish people often turn. It occurs in most [...]
About 80 percent of newborn babies has Epstein pearls, they are small thickened inclusion cysts on the palate, but can also occur on the gums. It occurs when multiple, white, rice-large elevations in the vestibular (located close to the cheek) mucosa of the upper jaw (alveolar process). They are small fluid-filled cavities, (cystic nodule) covered [...]
The majority of children are born without teeth, but sometimes it happens that when a newborn baby has a tooth is present, in most cases, in the lower jaw (mandible) to. Often the extra tooth falls out before the teeth come through. By means of X-ray can be determined whether an additional tooth, or applies [...]
A blocked tear duct in newborn babies, sometimes dacryostenose, is a congenital abnormality. Usually the condition resolves within six months. A blocked tear tube can cause inflammation of the lacrimal sac (dacryocystitis). This condition is common in newborn babies. In two thirds of the cases on one side and one third of newborn babies has [...]
Of all the inborn (congenital) defects are at the heart the most. The reason for its existence is largely unknown. In some cases, congenital heart defects seen with a particular syndrome, such as Down’s syndrome. It can also occur because the mother in early pregnancy as a disease, diabetes and rubella. If the family has [...]
Lip, jaw or palate are among the birth defects, they can occur separately or in combination with other abnormalities. When in combination with another abnormality occur, then they in most cases are part of a syndrome. The Greek name for crack is (schisis). The birth defect, having a cleft palate (cleft lip), or not in [...]
One of the most common congenital heart defects is called ventricular septal defect called VSD, this is a hole (defect) in the septum (septum) between the two ventricles (the ventricles). This causes a greater flow of blood under high pressure to the lungs. Of all congenital heart defects, it is by 25 percent of the [...]
An atrial septal defect is a congenital abnormality. Atrial septal defect with a known ASD, is there a hole (defect) in the septum (septum) between the two atria (atrium), this opening is located above the heart. Girls are more often than boys, even it is common in Down syndrome. Even before the baby is born [...]
The congenital defect patent ductus arteriosus is a blood vessel from the pulmonary artery to the aorta runs. This is necessary for the diversion of blood to the fetus, thus the unborn child has no blood in the lungs need oxygen in order to incorporate. This vessel usually closes itself immediately after birth, when it [...]
There is an aortic coarctation, if there is a narrowing of the aorta at a certain place. This leads to increased blood pressure above the constriction. In most cases, act as no complaints, but it is possible that heart failure, because there are other disorders associated with. And further when there is no any [...]
The heart defect Tetralogy of Fallot consists of four different heart defects, tetra, the Greek word for four. These four heart defects are namely; A too-narrow pulmonary artery. -An opening between the left and right ventricle (ventricular septal defect). -The wall of the right ventricle is thickened. -The body artery (aorta) is too far to [...]
The congenital heart defect pulmonaalstenose is common and involves a thickening or deformity of the valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery is present, making it insufficient to open the blood to flow to the lungs. Therefore, the right ventricle more pressure to the blood through the narrowed valve opening it to push. This [...]
In the congenital heart defect, aortic stenosis, there is a narrowing of the aortic valve causing blood flow difficult. This heart defect is often little young for it. Of all congenital heart defects, the percentage of aortic stenosis 5 percent. If there is severe aortic stenosis, this is usually discovered at a young age. In [...]
In the congenital heart defect transposition of the great vessels, there is that the two large arteries connected incorrectly to the chambers of the heart, namely; – The pulmonary artery originates from the left ventricle instead of the right ventricle. – The large artery (aorta) is from the right ventricle instead of the left ventricle. [...]
If your newborn baby’s spina bifida has the form most common is (spina bifida aperta) there are two kinds meninggocèle, which means that the spine below a certain level is open and the skin at this site abnormal. You see only a large bladder filled with fluid, with a diameter of four inches. From that level [...]
When there is a baby with water on the brain (hydrocephalus), this means that there is an excessive amount of cerebrospinal fluid (cerebrospinal fluid) in the brain cavity, making the head very large. The frequency of this congenital defect in newborns an average in 1000. It may vary in different populations. What is most striking in congenital [...]
Movement disorders that occur most frequently in children and through which caused brain damage is cerebral palsy. Usually this condition with the English name “cerebral palsy” and called the medical name for this is “cerebral palsy”. These movement disorders occur because the portion of the damaged brains, what the motor needs to worry. The moment [...]
The condition pyloric stenosis also pylorushypertrofie called, means that there is a narrowing of the stomach outlet, namely the transition from the stomach into the duodenum is a sphincter (the pylorus) that normally the food and the rest of the stomach contents pass, but the disease is pyloric stenosis in the sphincter thickness increased, the [...]
When some babies there is a blockage of the esophagus (oesophagusatresie), this means that the esophagus passes through, but paused. In the Netherlands about 45 to 50 children per year born with this condition. A third of the babies was born prematurely. Usually, the anomaly associated with other disorders, for example, the trachea (from the [...]
The congenital defect a closing of the bile duct, bile duct atresia sometimes called, is rare, about 1 to 50,000 to 75,000 babies are born with this condition. In the Netherlands an average of 10 children with biliary atresia born per year, slightly more girls than boys. It’s not hereditary. A newborn baby is very [...]
The frequency of an end to the GI tract is approximately 1 in 1500 of all newborns. In a bowel, there are many places where it can be concluded. The phenomenon of vomiting is most common in, if it concerns a high end or just after the gastric outlet or upper small intestine. Even if [...]
Hirschsprung’s disease, also known as congenital megacolon, is a birth defect, caused by the lack of nerves in the wall of the intestine. Usually a portion of the intestine affected, sometimes the whole intestine. This gives the baby an extremely slowly enlarged and distended colon, as the last part of the colon does not get [...]
Sometimes it happens at the birth of babies that the anus is closed, it is also called anusatresie called (atresia means “no gap”). Sometimes you can get something out of a perception, but it is far too narrow and is not in the right place. This output can not do its job. There are in [...]
With a diaphragmatic hernia, there is a break in the diaphragm. The diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscular sheet that separates the chest and abdominal cavity forms. In the middle of this muscle is to give an opening for passage of several major blood vessels, esophagus, arteries, veins and nerves, but with a diaphragmatic hernia is [...]