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Infancy: Newborn Complications and Disorders | Infant Disorders | Infant Care | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Adolescence: Puberty | General Adolescent Health | Adolescent Physical Health | Adolescent Mental Health | Adolescent Sexual Health

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Newborn Complications and Disorders


	Overview
	When Your Baby is Born With a Health Problem:Nemours Foundation

	Birth Defects
	See Genetics and Birth Defects

	Birth Injuries
	Birth Injury:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Erb's Palsy (Brachial Plexus Injury):American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
	Erb-Duchenne and Dejerine-Klumpke Palsies:NINDS

	Blood Disorders
	Anemia:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (Vitamin K Deficiency):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Hydrops Fetalis:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Polycythemia:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Thrombocytopenia:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	See also Risks to Pregnancy, Blood Type Incompatibility

	Brain and Nervous System Disorders
	Intraventricular Hemorrhage:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Periventricular Leukomalacia:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Seizures in Newborns:Epilepsy Therapy Project

	Digestive Disorders
	Gastroesophageal Reflux:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Necrotizing Enterocolitis:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Necrotizing Enterocolitis:American Pediatric Surgical Association

	Endocrine Disorders
	Thyroid Disorders:Merck Manual, Home Edition
	See also Endocrine System, Congenital Hypothyroidism
	See also Endocrine System, Pancreatic Disorders, Hyperinsulinism

	Heart Disorders
	See Cardiovascular, Congenital Heart Disease

	Infections in Newborns
	Infections in Neonates:Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
	Cytomegalovirus (CMV):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Group B Streptococcus, see Pregnancy and Childbirth,, Risks to Pregnancy, Infections
	Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), see Respiratory System, Infections
	Sepsis:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

	Metabolic Disorders

	Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice
	Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Jaundice in Newborn Infants:UpToDate Patient Information
	Jaundice/Kernicterus:CDC
	FAQ About Newborn Jaundice and Kernicterus:Parents of Infants and Children with Kernicterus
	Transient Familial Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia:Madisons Foundation

	Other Metabolic Disorders
	Hypocalcemia:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Blood Glucose - Hypoglycemia:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	See also Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases, Metabolic Diseases

	Respiratory Disorders
	The Respiratory System in Babies:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Apnea of Prematurity:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Chronic Lung Disease (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia):Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM):Children's Hospital Boston
	Hyaline Membrane Disease/Respiratory Distress Syndrome:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Meconium Aspiration:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Pneumothorax:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

	Size and Maturity Variations
	Low Birthweight:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Very Low Birthweight:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Small for Gestational Age:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Small for Gestational Age:MAGIC Foundation
	Large for Gestational Age:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Postmaturity:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Prematurity, see Pregnancy and Childbirth, Premature Birth

	Substance Exposure and Newborns
	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, see Pregnancy and Childbirth, Drugs and Pregnancy
	Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

	Vision Disorders
	Retinopathy of Prematurity:Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
	Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP):National Eye Institute

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