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A newborn baby wrapped in a white blanket, sleeping on a blue hospital sheet Video

Vitamin K Shot for Newborns: Why Is It Given?

Why do newborns get a vitamin K shot after birth? Vitamin K deficiency bleeding, the single intramuscular dose…

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A mother lays her swaddled newborn on its back in a cot with a bare, firm mattress

Baby Room Temperature and How to Dress a Baby in Winter

What temperature should a baby's room be in winter and how to dress a baby for sleep? Overheating signs, the n…

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Baby Bath: When Is the First Bath and How Often to Bathe?

When should a newborn have their first bath, and can you bathe a baby before the cord falls off? How often to …

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A mother applies lip balm to the lips of her daughter sitting on the sofa

Chapped Lips in Children: Causes and What Helps

Why do children get chapped lips, and can a vitamin deficiency be the cause? Lip licking, winter dryness, sore…

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A newborn baby in a white knitted top latched on and breastfeeding Video

Tongue-Tie in Babies: Signs, Breastfeeding and When to Treat

What is tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) in babies and what are its signs? How it affects breastfeeding, whether eve…

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Close-up of a child's hands lathered with soap

Pinworms (Threadworms) in Children: Symptoms and Spread

Pinworms (threadworms) in children: night-time bottom itching, how they spread, the tape test, treating the wh…

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Close-up of a young child's watery eyes with redness around the lower eyelid

Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) in Children: How Long It Lasts

Is pink eye (conjunctivitis) in children contagious, how long does it last? Viral, bacterial and allergic type…

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A baby having a hip ultrasound and the hip being assessed during examination

Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Screening, Signs and Treatment

How is hip dysplasia detected in babies? Turkey's DDH screening programme, when the hip ultrasound is done, wh…

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A child's hair being combed with a fine metal nit comb using the wet combing method

Head Lice (Pediculosis): Spread, Treatment and Preventing Reinfestation

How do head lice spread at school age and how are they recognised? Nits versus dandruff, the wet combing metho…

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A baby during tummy time and the head shape being assessed from above

Flat Head (Plagiocephaly) and Torticollis in Babies

Why does the back of a baby's head flatten? Positional plagiocephaly, neck tilt (torticollis), tummy time and …

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Foods rich in vitamin B12: eggs, milk, red meat and fish

Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Children: Signs, Risk Groups and Treatment

Why does B12 deficiency occur in babies and children? Its link with breast milk, signs such as developmental r…

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A parent holding their baby in the consulting room during a child health assessment Video

Circumcision: Timing, Methods and Aftercare

Which age is best for circumcision? The difference between the newborn period and school age, when it is postp…

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