Question 1

is the dose of the hep b vaccine the same  given to babies as adults?

Accepted Answer

No: There is a pediatric formulation and an adult formulation.

Question 2

do babies age to weight/length percentiles project to their potential adult size... or is it only applicable to their babyhood?

Accepted Answer

Growth: Potential adult height depends mostly on family height. One rough calculation: mid parental height (+) 1 inch for boy and (-) 1 inch for girls. Infants and young children temporarily loose weight with slowness of growth when they have minor illnesses, and catches up soon after recovery.
The child who has been always overfeed and big has seen to be overweight as adults.

Question 3

effects of infant circumcision for adult?

Accepted Answer

Decreased...: ...Chances of std transmission (for certain stds) and easier hygiene are the most obvious effects; rates of sexual dysfunctions are not significantly different in circumcised vs uncircumcised men.

Question 4

could babies produce more spit than adults?

Accepted Answer

Why Yes!: Babies start to really drool between four to six months as they start the process of teething.  So they are very "drooly" from that point until they cut their molars around age 2.  Be sure to have plenty of bibs and burb cloths on hand!

Question 5

why would the mmr vaccine be given to babies and not adults?

Accepted Answer

But it is !!: Mmr if given in infancy and childhood will generally give a person lifelong immunity. In some cases, it does not and the vaccine can be repeated in adulthood. The original MMR was given once around 12-15 months for about 23 years when they realized a few were not protected by college age. After about 1990 we began giving a booster & that seemed to fix the issue.

Question 6

do premature babies grow up to be short adults?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily: Extremely early or very low birth weight babies may be generally smaller in height and weight as adults than term babies, but many preterm babies grow to essentially normal height (genetically determined).

Question 7

can pda in premature babies effect them in adult hood, even though it was treated?

Accepted Answer

Depends: The PDA is a structure we all had that permitted efficient heart pumping while we were not using our lungs. It occasionally doesn't close at birth (as expected) and adds to the pumping load. Closing it with meds or surgery is often done to help premi's grow. If it persists into childhood it can be closed electively. Once closed it is not a problem & unrelated to any heart problem i know of.

Question 8

what is this barker hypothesis about sick babies making sick adults later in life?

Accepted Answer

Epigenetics: Barker theory is low birth weight babies make changes to their metabolism/organs that benefit them short term, but hurt them long term. Low birth weight babies are at higher risk for coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke and diabetes. Low birth weight can be caused by poor maternal health and nutrition. Thus the environment/economics of the mother can affect baby/future adult.

Question 9

could babies have a stronger immune system than adults?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Usually because they are fed well, cared for and do not typically subject themselves to poor diets, no sleep, and high stress.

Question 10

what are the differences between an adult's skull and an infant's skull?

Accepted Answer

See details: Infant' skull has lot of room to grow therefore  the current shape may not the final shape as one of the adult skull which is rigid and no longer growing.

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