Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about several types of lines and catheters that are used for vascular access on a premature baby. They are inserted into either a vein or an artery.
Read about the signs and symptoms of childhood heart disease, which vary in severity. Find out the most common symptoms of a heart condition.
Read about mechanical ventilation and supplemental oxygen. Premature babies with lung complications often require supplemental oxygen.
Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses between breaths, and usually resolves itself.
What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Learn about heart rhythm problems. Usually identified as an irregular heartbeat, they can occur at any age and may or may not have symptoms.
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.
Read about social and emotional development in a baby’s first year of life.
Learn about failure to thrive and how your child's health-care team manages it.
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 various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies, which vary on the degree of prematurity and the severity and number of any complications.
Learn about the types of heart conditions that arise in children. Congenital heart defects and heart rhythm problems are among the conditions discussed.
Read about family support teams, which may include a social worker, chaplain, patient rep, patient representative, and a bioethics consultant.
Learn about the definition of and the causes and medical conditions associated with prematurity.
Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.
Find out how to treat and manage longer-lasting pain in infants.
Read about intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or bleeding in the brain, in premature babies.
Learn about the transition to adult health care for teenagers with heart conditions.
It is important to keep your child as healthy as possible before a heart transplant. Learn about what happens while you are waiting for a donor heart to become available.
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 health-care teams committed to treating children with heart conditions. The specific role of each member is discussed.
Books and websites with information about heart conditions in children.
