Newborns

Last year doctors urged parents of newborns to have them vaccinated against whooping cough.

Most Western names are forbidden to newborns in Algeria. But it is in the West that Algerians like to emigrate.

Newborns are prone to jaundice.

The guidance said the health benefits of breastfeeding newborns outweighs any potential mother-to-child transmission risk.

Colostrum is rich in nutrients and antibodies, providing essential nourishment to newborns.

Newborns receive vital nutrients from colostrum.

Early milk, colostrum, is crucial for newborns.

Without electricity, newborns and intensive care patients are endangered.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in an opinion from its Committee on Obstetric Practice that was published on the ACOG website, said that instead of quickly clamping off the cord that connects the newborn to its placental sac, doctors should wait an additional 30 to 60 seconds. Those extra seconds for babies born at term are associated with an increase in hemoglobin levels in newborns, the statement said.

For the study, Wood and his colleagues tracked 467 inner-city newborns from Baltimore, Boston, New York and St. Louis. Over three years, they visited them to measure levels and types of common allergens in their homes.