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.
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.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
G6PD deficiency can cause red blood cells to breakdown, leading to a lower-than-normal number of healthy red blood cells. Learn about the problems G6PD deficiency can cause and what medicines and foods to avoid in G6PD deficiency.
Crying in newborns is part of normal development. Learn how to effectively recognize the different types of cries your newborn baby might have.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Learn about the signs and symptoms of hearing loss in babies and toddlers and what happens during the infant hearing screening process.
Learn about making sleep time easier and safer for your newborn baby.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
Learn about how newborns and infants are safely transported from a community hospital or nursing station to a hospital that can provide the necessary expertise to care for sick premature or term babies.
Learn about hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and ABO incompatibility and how it can affect your fetus and/or newborn, as well as how it is treated.
Learn about veno-occlusive disease, which is an uncommon complication after blood and marrow transplant.
Learn about hereditary spherocytosis, how it is diagnosed, treated, and what the potential complications are for people living with the condition.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) in newborn babies.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Learn about biliary atresia, a liver disease in babies, and the new screening program that is used to help identify babies with biliary atresia earlier.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of neonatal seizures.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in newborn babies.
Learn what meconium is and what meconium-related conditions can occur in newborns.
Learn about how you can help newborns and older babies if they have a stuffy nose.
Learn about various eye conditions that can arise during infancy, such as uncoordinated eyes, crossed eyes, and teary eyes.
Learn what causes pancreatitis, what the signs and symptoms are and what treatments are available
