Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
A premature baby is susceptible to infection because their immune system is immature. Read more about infections and the immune system of premature babies.
Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
Learn about heart rhythm problems. Usually identified as an irregular heartbeat, they can occur at any age and may or may not have symptoms.
Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses (usually more than 20 seconds) between breaths.
Learn about failure to thrive and how your child's health-care team manages it.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Learn about the transition to adult health care for teenagers with heart conditions.
Infants and toddlers can experience longer-lasting pain from certain conditions and repeated procedures. Find out how to assess longer-lasting pain in infants and toddlers at home and in medical settings.
What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.
Read about family support teams, which may include a social worker, chaplain, patient rep, patient representative, and a bioethics consultant.
Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.
Information about different heart conditions, including congenital heart conditions such as atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus. Also discussed are arrhythmias, blue spells and congestive heart failure.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Learn about respiratory distress syndrome, a common condition in very premature babies.
Learn about the definition of and the causes and medical conditions associated with prematurity.
Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.
Learn how parents can effectively participate in the care of a baby in the NICU.
Read about intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or bleeding in the brain, in premature babies.
An echocardiogram (or ‘echo’) is a special test that uses ultrasound (sound waves) to take pictures of the heart. Learn about how they are done, and how to help your child prepare for one.
The causes of heart failure in children are often very different than in adults. Discover what causes heart failure in children, how it is diagnosed and possible treatments.
Learn about patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature babies and the treatments available for it.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
