Special interest

Diseases of the newborn arise for various reasons and have many different symptoms. First, the disease can be congenital, and such pathologies are not one dozen. Secondly, a child can get an infection that his mother has, during pregnancy or childbirth. Finally, the gastrointestinal tract and the airways of the child from the first minutes of life are beginning to be populated by microorganisms of the environment, among which there may be pathogenic ...

The most frequent diseases of the newborn are associated with skin, digestion and general intoxication when bacterial or viral infections enter the body. Be on the alert, and do not be lazy to replenish your knowledge to understand what diseases a newborn can take away from the joy of the baby's appearance in your family.

Pediatric infections without a rash

Whooping cough. It starts like a common cold. There is a slight cough and runny nose. After a week, the symptoms may subside, but then return. During the second week, the first suspicion of whooping cough arises.

Pediatric infections accompanied by skin rashes

Measles. The rash appears three to four days after the onset of the disease. At first, measles proceeds like a severe cold, which gets worse. The eyes become red and watery.

What should I do when my child is sick?

In breastfed babies, stools are usually mushy, yellow with white curdled inclusions and a slightly sour smell.

What should you do if your child is left-handed?

"Your child is left-handed." "What should we do now?" - this question worries many parents. Why does the child's left-handedness cause such concern?

Child's health: Inoculation

The physiological basis of hardening is that a person constantly and systematically develops conditioned reflexes that ensure more advanced thermoregulation - maintaining a constant body temperature.

Child Wellness: Swimming

The effect of swimming on the body of newborns and infants is not limited to hardening - in a home bath you can easily regulate the water temperature and, gradually reducing it from lesson to lesson, achieve an increase in the baby's resistance to colds.

Child wellness: Massage, stimulation of motor activity

A properly performed massage has a beneficial effect on both the areas of the body being treated and the entire body as a whole. This is because the skin is an extremely complex organ.

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