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Babies: How Can You Tell if Your Baby is Ill? [English] Permalink Public

A change in behaviour is often a sign of illness in babies. If your baby is ill, he may cry more or have a change in activity level. Audio available. (English)

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Activities to Help Your Baby Develop (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

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These activities and positions will help your baby develop. Spend at least 3 to 5 minutes with each activity. This gives your baby time to respond. If you baby begins to fuss, stop or change to a different activity. (English) Colour

Nasal Congestion: How to clear your baby's dry, stuffy nose [English] Permalink Public

Nasal congestion or stuffy nose happens when the tissues inside the nose swell or produce mucus. A newborn with a stuffy nose may snort when breathing and sound "snuffly." He may start breathing through his mouth, which can make it harder for him to feed. In rare cases, a stuffy nose can cause breathing problems. Usually, nasal congestion goes away on its own within a week. (English)

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How Well Does My Child Hear? (Fraser Health) [English] Permalink Public

A pamphlet outlining your child's hearing from birth to five years. Indicates why good hearing is important and when to ask for help. Provides contact information for public health audiology clinics (English) Colour

Tympanoplasty: Fixing a Hole in Your Child's Eardrum [English] Permalink Public

Your child needs an operation to fix a hole in his eardrum. This operation is called a tympanoplasty (say: TIM-pan-oh-PLASS-tee). Your child will sleep and feel no pain during the operation. This page explains what happens during the operation and how to take care of your child at home. Use this information to tell your child what to expect, using words he can understand. (English)

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Tonsil Surgery or Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery: Caring For Your Child After the Operation [English] Permalink Public

Your child needs an operation to take out his tonsils. Your child may also need an operation to take out his adenoids at the same time. These operations are called a tonsillectomy and an adenoidectomy. (English)

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Asthma (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Asthma is a condition that affects your child’s lungs. The most common signs of asthma are wheezing, coughing, and trouble catching your breath. These signs can also occur with other health problems. Therefore, at first, it might be difficult for your doctor to make a diagnosis of asthma, espe­cially in babies and young children. (English)

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Oral Thrush (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Oral thrush is an infection of the mouth. The infection occurs most often in babies in the first year of life. (English)

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Pertussis (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Pertussis (say: per-TUSS-iss), also known as whooping cough, is a sudden-onset infection of the lungs and upper respiratory tract. The illness has three phases: Your child will begin to have cold-like symptoms, such as a runny nose and mild cough. In the second phase, the cough gets worse. Your child will have severe coughing episodes. These are sudden short, fast coughs that occur in clusters. Coughing makes breathing difficult for your child. When your child takes a breath in after a cluster of coughs, you will hear a high pitched whooping sound. Your child will often turn red in the face. The infection can produce a lot of thick mucus in the nose and throat. The coughing may cause your child to throw up. He may vomit milk, food and mucus. The third phase includes healing and recovery. Your child will continue to have a persistent cough, but it will be less severe than in the second phase. Pertussis can be a very serious illness in babies because their airways are small. Babies with pertussis may need to be hospitalized. Audio available. (English)

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Tonsillectomy with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Child) [English] Permalink Public

Your child needs an operation called a tonsillectomy to take out the tonsils. Your child may also need an operation called an adenoidectomy to take out the adenoids. Your child also has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Your child will need closer observation while she is in the hospital. (English)

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