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  • Feeding Your Newborn for Parents


    These guidelines on breastfeeding and bottle feeding can help you know what's right for you and your baby.

  • Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Newborns for Parents


    An intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is bleeding in and around the brain’s ventricles. Most babies with a mild IVH do well.

  • Birth Defects for Parents


    Some birth defects are minor and cause no problems. Others can be serious and require lifelong treatment.

  • Sickle Cell Trait for Parents


    Children who inherit one sickle cell gene have sickle cell trait. They usually don't get symptoms of sickle cell disease.

  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome for Parents


    Sometimes when babies are born premature, they have trouble breathing. This can be caused by respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Learn what RDS is, and how babies can be helped.

  • Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) for Parents


    Some kids have hearing loss due to auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD), a problem in the transmission of sound from the inner ear to the brain.

  • Maple Syrup Urine Disease for Parents


    Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare metabolic disorder that some babies are born with.

  • Congenital Hypothyroidism for Parents


    Some babies are born with a thyroid gland that didn't develop correctly or doesn't work as it should. This is called congenital hypothyroidism.

  • Galactosemia for Parents


    Some babies are born with the metabolic disorder glactosemia. They must drink soy-based formula instead of breast milk or a cow's milk-based formula.

  • Health Care Providers: Neonatologists for Parents


    A neonatologist is a doctor who cares for newborns who were born prematurely or have complex medical needs.