Read about neonatal abstinence syndrome. In-depth information regarding the effects of certain drugs and available types of treatment are included.
Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. Learn about the different types of contraception including how they work and how you can get them.
Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition. Learn about the symptoms and diagnosis of Noonan syndrome and the heart conditions associated with the condition.
Find out about fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT), including its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.
Learn what meconium is and why it is important that your baby pass their meconium in the first 24 hours of life.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
The SickKids Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) provides care for newborns up to four weeks of age. Find information about life in the NICU, conditions that affect newborns and premature babies and what to expect when leaving the NICU.
Learn about the supports available to families coping with pregnancy and infant loss, including perinatal palliative care.
Read about the causes and symptoms of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome epilepsy and how the condition is treated.
Learn about heart-related syndromes. A syndrome is a medical term for a collection of signs and symptoms that generally stem from a single cause.
22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a genetic condition. Learn what causes it, how it's diagnosed and treated.
An overview of the causes, symptoms and complications of Turner syndrome.
Provides information about Asperger syndrome, which is a type of autism.
Learn about the methods of transportation necessary to accommodate premature birth, which is often an emergency event.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 18 months old who have spent time in the neonatal neurodevelopment follow-up clinic.
Marfan syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder of connective tissue. About 60% to 80% of people with this syndrome have heart problems.
Most children with Williams syndrome have a heart or blood vessel problem.
Read about the causes, symptoms, and treatments for Landau-Kleffner syndrome epilepsy, a rare condition in which children have difficulty with speech.
Learn about the genetic causes of 22q11 deletion syndrome, risk factors and confirming diagnosis.
Down syndrome is a genetic condition present at birth. Learn about the symptoms, complications and outlook for children with Down syndrome.
Recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies at 36 months old who are patients in the neonatal developmental follow-up clinic.
Learn about pregnancy and heart conditions. Though it isn't entirely risk-free, many women with congenital heart disease have healthy pregnancies.
This page provides recommendations to encourage development in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU, or who require care from a neonatal follow-up clinic.
22q11DS is a genetic condition with a wide range of symptoms. Learn about some of the more common medical features of 22q11DS.
Read about intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), or bleeding in the brain, in premature babies.
