Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Learn about making sleep time easier and safer for your newborn baby.
Read about various types of breathing problems in newborn babies and the care that is provided to help them.
Discover the signs of cancer-related pain in children and how cancer-related pain is assessed by the health-care team.
Learn about how pain is assessed in toddlers and preschoolers. At this age, children can usually indicate the amount, type, and location of pain.
Learn about RSV immunizations and how they can protect individuals from respiratory infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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.
Find out how acute pain is identified and assessed, at home and in medical settings, in children not old enough to speak.
Discover the signs of chronic pain in a young child and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
Crying in newborns is part of normal development. Learn how to effectively recognize the different types of cries your newborn baby might have.
Pain treatment involves a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological (medication) strategies. Learn more about the 3Ps for acute pain.
Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
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 the various skin conditions and birthmarks that can arise in a newborn baby.
Read about expected growth and weight gain in the first year of a baby's life. Growth charts and information about head circumference are also provided.
Find out how to assess acute pain in your young child (age two to five) at home and in medical settings.
Learn about pain assessment of younger school-age children. By this age, children begin to develop a sense of cause and effect concerning their pain.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
Learn about how you can help newborns and older babies if they have a stuffy nose.
Infants and toddlers can experience longer-lasting pain from certain conditions and repeated procedures. Find out how to assess longer-lasting pain in infants and toddlers at home and in medical settings.
Read about the symptoms of neonatal withdrawal syndromes and approaches to treatment.
A summary of the symptoms, causes and treatments of oral thrush, an infection of the mouth most often found in infants during the first year of life.
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.
