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Infant and toddler health
Infant and toddler health refers to all things relating to the health of children, from birth, until about age 3.
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Ritualistic behavior provide security for which age group? Is it toddler, infant, preschool or afolescent?
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What is open heart surgery like for an infant or a toddler?
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Toddler's daycare administered infant tylenol (acetaminophen) without my consent. Is the drug safe?
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I read online there are lots of side effect for Lamisil. Is there any safe alternative cream to treat infant/toddler's athlete foot?
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My toddler grand daughter cut her forehead small cut . should we be concerned about her developing anemia? and does it happen quickly? she was anemic as an infant. we just worry.
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I have a fetish of playing with infant/toddler diapers. Can I get STD if I touched the urine from the diaper and fingered myself? (HPV, Trichomonas, Gonorrhea, etc...)
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My infant and toddler both have hand foot & mouth. Are they still contagious once the spots appear? Also my infant is 9mths old. Dangerous or ok?
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Could a traumatic birth (umbilical cord wrapped around the infants neck and almost dying/mother had preeclampsia and also almost died) cause the baby to develop severe, treatment resistant obsessive compulsive disorder as a toddler/in childhood?
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What are the health issues caused by air pollution in infants and toddlers?
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How does smoking dope around a baby affect the infant's health?
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11 week old health infant is almost always fussing& crying during forumla feeding?
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How does a heatwave affect the health of infants?
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Should infant circumcision be banned? Does it have any adverse health effects?
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What are some statistics on the health of infants that were raised with bottle feeding and breastfeeding?
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Is there a health risk to infants caused by sleeping in swings, bouncer, seats for extended periods of time- long naps or overnight?
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Can preterm IVH have long-tern effects on mental health?Had grade 4 IVH as infant, no apparent neurological damage but severe anxiety.Related?
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Do infants require fewer calories than toddlers?
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Does anyone know anything about Serenite Jr from Native remedies?it says is natural aid to help sleep infants and toddlers and its safe any informatio
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My 9 month old has been sitting up on his own since ~6 months, but since about 7 he mostly just does W - sitting. I hear this is a concern for toddlers, but what about infants? should I move him out of it when I see it? does he need to be evaluated?
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Is zyrtec (cetirizine) safe to give to toddlers and infants?
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Can infants & toddlers get diarhea or catch cold if they are not warmely dressed during winter time?
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Does the the immunizations infants and toddlers have been receiving might contribute to their resistance to COVID 19?
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What occurs if we stopped vaccinating infants, toddlers, and children?
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When its better to bathe infants and toddlers? At night before bed or early morning?
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Is it normal for infants & toddlers to have greenish stool first after diarhea that turns into yellowish later on i.e it is a part of recovery.
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A 33-year old female asked:
For infants, toddlers and kids, should formula milk or any milk be limited? normal food which v eat is preferable? our doc told to limit milk? reason?
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