Most falls are minor, but loss of consciousness, repeated vomiting or abnormal drowsiness need emergency care. the invisible work involved and how to share it for parents managing a baby’s health.
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An RSV-driven infection causing wheeze and feeding difficulty, most serious under six months. the line between normal variation and a reason to call someone for parents managing a baby’s health.
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Brief seizures with fever affect around three in a hundred young children and are usually benign. the invisible work involved and how to share it for parents managing a baby’s health.
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A barking cough and stridor caused by upper airway swelling, usually worse at night. the line between normal variation and a reason to call someone for parents managing a baby’s health.
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Impetigo and infected eczema need prompt treatment. the invisible work involved and how to share it for parents managing a baby’s health.
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Short horizontal eustachian tubes make ear infections common in babies. the line between normal variation and a reason to call someone for parents managing a baby’s health.
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A mild viral illness causing mouth ulcers and blisters, contagious but self-limiting. the line between normal variation and a reason to call someone for parents managing a baby’s health.
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Highly contagious with an itchy vesicular rash, usually mild but riskier under a month old. the invisible work involved and how to share it for parents managing a baby’s health.
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Vomiting and diarrhoea risk dehydration quickly in small bodies. the line between normal variation and a reason to call someone for parents managing a baby’s health.
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Allergy usually adds reflux, blood or mucus in stools, eczema or poor weight gain. the invisible work involved and how to share it for parents managing a baby’s health.
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