- 41. Common Reasons for Rehospitalization
- (Preemie)
- ... such as pneumonia, can have the greatest impact on your baby, possibly requiring an extended hospital readmission. Respiratory infections occur more frequently in babies who are exposed to smoking in the ...
- 42. Bringing Baby Home: Preparing Yourself, Your Home, and Your Family
- (Preemie)
- ... incidence of hospitalization related to bronchitis or pneumonia, and increased risk for SIDS. If you need more information or literature—for example, to convince family or close friends of the dangers ...
- 43. Multiple myeloma
- (Multiple myeloma)
- ... of multiple myeloma may include: Repeated infections — such as pneumonia, sinusitis, bladder or kidney infections, skin infections, and shingles Weight loss Weakness or numbness in your legs When ...
- 44. Hunter syndrome
- (Hunter syndrome)
- ... pneumonia. Sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing is intermittently interrupted during sleep, is often present because of airway constriction. Cardiac complications. Thickening of tissue ...
- 45. Why Breastfeed
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... infections Diarrhea Pneumonia, wheezing, and bronchiolitis Other bacterial and viral infections, such as meningitis Research also suggests that breastfeeding may help to protect ...
- 46. Breastfeeding Benefits Your Baby's Immune System
- (Breastfeeding)
- ... significantly decreases the chances that your breastfeeding baby will suffer from ear infections, vomiting, diarrhea, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, or certain types of spinal meningitis. Infants ...
- 47. "Dining In" with a Newborn
- (Delivery and Beyond)
- ... to reduce a newborn’s chance of developing everything from ear infections, allergies, vomiting, and diarrhea to pneumonia, meningitis, and potentially even sudden infant death syndrome. True, breastfeeding ...
- 48. Where We Stand: Smoking During Pregnancy
- (Prenatal)
- ... respiratory infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, poor lung function, and asthma than children who aren’t exposed. Smoke exposure is most dangerous for younger children because they spend more time in close ...
- 49. Chest pain: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... a stroke Sweating Weak pulse in one arm compared with the other Pneumonia with pleurisy Frequent signs and symptoms of pneumonia are chest pain accompanied by chills, fever and a cough that may ...
- 50. Meningitis
- (Meningitis)
- ... The most common include: Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). This bacterium is the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in infants, young children and adults in the United States. ...
