Special Babies

Premature Infants An infant born before thirty-seven weeks and weighing less than five and one-half pounds is considered premature. Her appearance and physical abilities depend to some extent on just how... Read more

June 22, 2010 by  
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Birthweight of a Baby

[picture] Birthweight . . . his personal starting point for growth Babies come in a large variety of shapes and sizes. It does matter to everybody how exactly one weighs. Because the birthweight, whatever... Read more

June 22, 2010 by  
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Newborns Appearance

The labor is over and you are holding the baby you have dreamed about for so long. But your baby’s appearance may be a shock. Instead of the beautiful baby you imagined, your baby emerges with visible... Read more

June 20, 2010 by  
Filed under Newborn Baby