Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Morphine is a type of strong pain relief medicine called an opioid. This page is about the use of morphine for pain relief in children.
A variety of different medications are used in treating heart conditions. Read about the different classes of medication that may be used.
Crying in newborns is part of normal development. Learn how to effectively recognize the different types of cries your newborn baby might have.
Learn how to treat common foreskin problems and when to see a doctor.
Read about physical treatments for pain management. These treatments are aimed at treating pain and its underlying causes.
Discover how to use the 3P approach to manage cancer-related pain in children.
Jaundice is a condition that causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow. Learn about causes and treatments of jaundice in newborns.
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 various skin conditions and birthmarks that can arise in a newborn baby.
Learn about heat rash and how to prevent and treat it.
Read about various types of breathing problems in newborn babies and the care that is provided to help them.
Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Learn about tightness of the foreskin, or phimosis, and how it is treated.
Learn about causes and treatment of chest pain in children.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Learn how the complications of Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) are treated.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
An overview of the components of a pain management plan for children.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Your child needs to take the medicine called propranolol. This information sheet explains what propranolol does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Read about the symptoms of neonatal withdrawal syndromes and approaches to treatment.
Learn about how to help children and teens with chronic pain cope during the COVID-19 pandemic, and which medications are used to treat chronic pain.
