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Newborn health

Health groups of newborns

The health group of the newborn is evaluated at discharge from the maternity ward. I-st group - healthy children from healthy mothers, gestosis of 1 half of pregnancy.

Child's health: factors of support and optimal development

In this article, let us dwell on factors related to positive conditions, without which there can be no optimal development of the fetus and the health of the child.

Sleep in children

A child's sleep is a natural component of his physiological activity, ensuring a normal rhythm of the processes of higher nervous activity, metabolic processes, physical development, growth and maturation.

The child does not sleep well: the reasons and what to do?

The child does not sleep well, many parents face such a problem, according to statistics, about 25% of all children under three have sleep disorders, both day and night.  

The child does not sleep well at night: why and what to do?

The child does not sleep well at night - this is quite a frequent phenomenon, which according to statistics is observed in 25% of the total number of families where there are children. Children up to a year periodically wake up at night for understandable reasons, they need to be fed, to change diapers. The sleep of newborns is not subject to the rules of circadianism, that is, to the daily rhythm.

The child does not sleep well during the day

The child does not sleep well during the day - this, it would seem, insignificant violation of the regime of life of a young child, in fact can be a sign of many problems, including in the sphere of nervous activity of the baby.

Vomiting in infants

Vomiting in infants is a serious symptom that should alarm mother and encourage her to act immediately, that is, refer to pediatrician with this problem.

Aspiration of meconium in childbirth

Aspiration of meconium in childbirth can cause the development of chemical pneumonitis and mechanical bronchial obstruction, resulting in the development of respiratory failure. At inspection reveal tachypnea, wheezing, cyanosis or desaturation.

Hypoglycemia in newborns

Hypoglycemia is a serum glucose level of less than 40 mg / dL (less than 2.2 mmol / L) in term infants or less than 30 mg / dl (<1.7 mmol / L) in preterm infants. Risk factors include prematurity and intrapartum asphyxia.

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