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Infant Health Center

This is your guide to all-round Infant Health, Infant sleep habits, Infant care & feeding, Infant health, development & safety. The word infant comes from Latin word infans, and this means "speechless", the term is typically applied to young children between the ages of 1 month and 12 months. When the baby learns to walk the term toddler is used instead of infant. In medical terms a newborn or neonate refers to an infant in the first 28 days after birth. The term neonate is from Latin and means newborn.
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Bladder Exstrophy | Ectopia Vesicae - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Find the facts of bladder exstrophy (also known as ectopia vesicae) including symptoms, causes, treatment, diagnosis, and more information.

Diaper Rash / Diaper Dermatitis - Causes Incidence Diagnosis Treatment Prevention

Diaper Rash / Diaper Dermatitis - Causes Incidence Diagnosis Treatment Prevention

Shaken Baby Syndrome | Abusive Head Trauma - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention

Shaken Baby Syndrome | Abusive Head Trauma - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention

Effects of Consuming Alcohol while Breastfeeding

Effects of Consuming Alcohol while Breastfeeding
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Assessment Calculators for Infant Health

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Temperature Conversion Calculator

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Calculator

Ideal Baby Weight
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Medindia In-depth Special Reports

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Top 10 Baby Essentials Every New Parent Needs

World Breastfeeding Week- Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All

Indigenous Rotovac Vaccine Raises Safety Concerns

Adverse Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines on Pregnant Women and Fetus
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Mother's Milk: Nature's Probiotic Shield for Infant Gut Health

Mother's milk acts as nature’s probiotic, nurturing infant gut health, boosting immunity, and promoting healthy digestion with essential nutrients and beneficial bacteria.
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Test Your Knowledge on Infant Health

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Forensic Obstetrics

Surrogacy

Calcium

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Health Quotes

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2016

Mozart Effect on Babies

Pregnancy Labor

Shorts

No Kidding - 7 Things You Should Say to Your Kid and 7 You Shouldn’t

Lifestyle and Wellness

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Can You Cope with Your Children’s Tantrums?

Motherese: Early Conversations of Mother to Child

Air travel: To fly or not to fly: Heart Disease - DVT - Pregnancy - Diabetes - Ear Aches

Baby Massage - Beginner’s Guide
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Diet and Nutrition

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Vitamin B12 - An Essential Vitamin

About Vitamin B-12

Vitamin Supplements-Vitamin C-Vitamin B6-Vitamin B9 - Vitamin B12

Nutrition and Cognitive Development in Young Children
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Top 10 Foods for Weight Gain in Toddlers

Diagnosis

Paternity Testing - Whose Baby Is It Anyway? - Benefits - Types - FAQs

Paternity testing involves DNA studies that are carried out under certain circumstances to establish the paternity of a child.

Screening with Hearing Tests

Ideally, screening tests for hearing loss should be conducted before the infant is 1 month of age.

Medical Treatment

Tips for Parents While Administering Medicines to Children

Administering medications to children can be challenging for parents. Parents need to use strategies or creative ideas to convince the child to take medicine.

Surgical Procedures

Paediatric Plastic Surgery-Cleft Lip-Craniofacial-Pigmented Lesion-Anomalies

A deforming birth defect has a devastating psychological impact upon the child's parents, and has the potential for life-long impact upon the physical, psychological and socio-economic well-being of the child.

Paediatric Laparoscopic Surgery / Key Hole Surgery-Advantages-Children Safety

Medindia provides a very interesting Paediatric Laparoscopic surgery section for doctors

A Second Chance at Life: Tissue and Organ Transplantation

Organ and tissue transplantation can give a second chance at life to thousands of people. Learn more about this interesting procedure.

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Health Tips

Effects of Soy-based Formula in Infants

Effect of High Fat Diet During Nursing on Infants

Baby Fever

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