Infant care

Last reviewed: 3 May 2023
Last updated: 28 Apr 2023

Summary

Details

  • Well-child examinations
  • Umbilical cord care
  • Transient tachypnea of the newborn
  • Hypothermia
  • Pain management
  • Ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis
  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Newborn skin care
  • Hearing screening
  • Vision screening
  • Circumcision
  • Vitamin/nutrient supplementation
  • Sun protection
  • Teething
  • Infant car seats
  • Immunization
  • Premature newborn care
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Blood pressure
  • Developmental dysplasia of the hip
  • Equinovarus foot deformity
  • Spina bifida and neural tube defects
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Hemangiomas
  • Gastroschisis
  • Neonatal sepsis
  • Encephalitis
  • Group B streptococcal infection
  • Tuberculosis
  • Respiratory syncytial virus infection
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Diaper dermatitis
  • Infant feeding and disorders
  • Infant colic
  • Pyloric stenosis
  • Intussusception
  • Hirschsprung disease
  • Constipation
  • Developmental cognitive delay
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Sleep pattern disorders
  • Oral health
  • Sudden infant death syndrome
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Contributors

Authors

James R. Hanley, MD, FAAP

Attending Physician

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans

LA

Senior Lecturer Paediatrics/Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Ochsner-Queensland Clinical School of Medicine

University of Queensland

Brisbane

Australia

Disclosures

JRH declares that he has no competing interests.

Peer reviewers

Deborah Campbell, MD

Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Chief of Neonatology Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Bronx

NY

Disclosures

DC declares that she has no competing interests.

Lorayne Barton, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics/Neonatology

LAC+USC Medical Center

Los Angeles

CA

Disclosures

LB declares that she has no competing interests.

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