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Botox therapy for spasticity

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Learn about how Botox therapy can be used to treat spasticity in your child using image guidance.

Botox injections into the salivary glands

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Learn how Botox injections into the salivary glands can help treat your child's excessive drooling.

Botox injections into salivary glands: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after Botox injections into their salivary glands.

Botox: Injecting into the bladder

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A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.

Botox injection (intramuscular) for spasticity in children: Caring for your child at home after the procedure

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Learn how to care for your child at home after intramuscular Botox injections for spasticity.

Neurogenic bladder and bowel

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Neurogenic bladder and bowel are bladder and bowel dysfunction that is caused by nerve damage. Learn about why and how to monitor your child’s bladder and bowel to prevent leaks, infection and damage to the kidneys.

Playtime at the hospital for babies up to 12 months

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Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.

Outcomes for premature babies

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Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.

Dystonia

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Learn about dystonia, a brain disorder that causes muscle stiffness and abnormal postures.

Excessive drooling in children (sialorrhea)

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An overview of the signs, symptoms and medical options for excessive drooling, a condition known as sialorrhea.

Behavioural and learning issues

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Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.

Pain in newborns and babies

Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.

Expressing breast milk for your hospitalized baby

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The recommendations in this article are for parents who are expressing and storing breast milk for their hospitalized babies. Breast milk acts as a medicine in babies who are sick or premature, and has the right nutritional balance for your baby.

Bone health in premature babies

Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.

Sensory development and suggestions for babies: The first 18 months

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Read about the sensory systems, sensory development in the first 18 months of a baby’s life and how your baby may be influenced by sensation. Suggestions such as gentle rocking, skin to skin contact, swinging and movement input are provided.

Posterior urethral valves: Treatment with medication and surgery

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Learn about the medications, interventions and surgeries used to manage posterior urethral valves in children.

Chronic lung disease of prematurity

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Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.

Feeding and nutrition of newborn babies

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Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.

Assessing babies (from newborns to one year)

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Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.

Feeding and nutrition for premature babies

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Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature babies

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Learn about respiratory distress syndrome, a common condition in very premature babies.

The health-care team in the NICU

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Read about the various health-care team members who care for babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

The five senses

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Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.

Apnea of prematurity

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Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses (usually more than 20 seconds) between breaths.

Physical activity: Guidelines for children and teens

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Learn about the guidelines for daily physical activity, sleep and screen time for babies, children and teens.