A 38-year-old member asked:
what does it mean if a newborn has pneumopericardium?
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Dr. Edward Evans answered
Neonatology 18 years experience
Air surrounds heart: The pericardium is a sac of tissue surrounding the heart. Rarely air can become trapped between the sac and heart itself. This can be severe and life threatening.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Are any scents use with the candle warmer like scentsy safe for newborn? Reply asap please.
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Ferguson answered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Please avoid them: All scents or fragrances are dealt with by a newborn or young infant as an irritant like smoke or paint fumes.If anything, it adds to the risk they will develop significant nasal congestion and begin having breathing difficulty. I feel they have no valid benefit and many drawbacks when used around small children. I advise against them prior to school age.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
What occurs if a newborn drank soda?
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Variable: Most would become gassy from the carbonation release and some would become hyper from the caffeine in the soda. Otherwise the baby will process the material like any other fluid.
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Dr. Pierrette Mimi Poinsett commented
Pediatrics 38 years experience
However sodas are not appropriate newborn liquids.
Aug 9, 2013
A 46-year-old member asked:
Newborn squirming around, is this okay?
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
Pediatrics 46 years experience
Yes: Spontaneous movement and activity is a normal for newborns.Their nervous system sends out random messages to stimulate the various muscle groups and keep them toned up.This is seen as random non purposeful movement.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Can a person taking radiation meds hold a newborn?
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Dr. Boris Ripa answered
Pediatrics 36 years experience
Yes: If baby is not sick and did not received live vaccines recently.Anyway wear the mask.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Can yelling at your newborn affect their hearing?
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Dr. Cornelia Franz answered
Specializes in Pediatrics
Not necessarily: But it can affect their psyche. We are sensitive beings and a newborn if yelled at a lot may devlop fluid in the ears (so he/she cannot hear you) but not nerve hearing loss. Being yelled at can make a person even a baby feel insecure and unloved and unsafe. I am talking about a lot of yelling. Not just one outburst.
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