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Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Newborn

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious illness in newborns. It happens when tissue in the large intestine (colon) gets inflamed. This inflammation damages and sometimes kills the tissue in your baby's colon.

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Down Syndrome
My Baby's Brain Condition
My Baby's Heart Condition
My Baby's Lung Condition
Focus On: Volvulus in Infants
Q&A: What if my baby has intestinal issues, or necrotizing enterocolitis?
What if my baby is going through withdrawal?
Why do babies get jaundiced, and how is it treated?
Will my baby have vision issues?
When Baby Needs Surgery
What is apnea, and how do you treat it?
What is BPD, or chronic lung disease?
What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, or GERD?
What is hypoglycemia or low blood sugar?
What is IVH, or bleeding in the brain?
What is PDA, and how do you treat it?
Caring for your baby with neonatal abstinence syndrome
When your baby has a serious health condition
Preparing for your baby's medical care after the NICU
Your baby's medical care after the NICU
Spina Bifida (Myelodysplasia)
Common health conditions treated in the NICU
Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
Hemangioma
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Understanding Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Understanding Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) in Premature Infants
Understanding Apnea of Prematurity
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) in the Premature Infant
Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) in Infants
Treatment for Hydrocephalus in the Newborn
Omphalocele and Gastroschisis in the Newborn
Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia in the Newborn
Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL) in the Premature Infant
When Your Child Has Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
When Your Child Has Pulmonary Stenosis (PS)
When Your Child Has Aortic Stenosis (AS)
When Your Child Has an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
When Your Child Has a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
When Your Child Has an Atrioventricular (AV) Canal Defect
Your Child's Tetralogy of Fallot Surgery
Your Child's Coarctation of the Aorta (COA) Surgery
Your Child's Surgery for Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
Your Child's Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
When Your Child Has a Hypoplastic Right Ventricle: Tricuspid Atresia
When Your Child Has Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
When Your Child Has Coarctation of the Aorta (COA)
When Your Child Has Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA)
When Your Child Has a Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
Pulse Oximetry Screening for Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Understanding Coarctation of the Aorta: Transcatheter Repair
Double Outlet Right Ventricle
Your Child's Cardiac Catheterization for Coarctation of the Aorta
Your Child's Screening for Congenital Heart Defects with Pulse Oximetry
Chronic Lung Disease in Premature Babies
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Newborns
Hydrocephalus
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in Premature Babies
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in the Newborn
Hydrops Fetalis
Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn
Hypocalcemia in the Newborn
Low Birth Weight
Large for Gestational Age
Meconium Aspiration
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Necrotizing Enterocolitis in the Newborn
Postmaturity in the Newborn
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn
Prematurity
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Small for Gestational Age
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Spina Bifida in Children
Thrombocytopenia in the Newborn
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Very Low Birth Weight
Apnea of Prematurity
Birth Defects in Newborn Babies
Imperforate Anus in Children
Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Hair Tourniquet in Children: Care Instructions

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