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779.0 Convulsions in newborn; 779.1 Other and unspecified cerebral irritability in newborn; 779.2 Cerebral depression coma and other abnormal cerebral signs in fetus or newborn; 779.3 Feeding problems in newborn. 779.31 Feeding problems in newborn; 779.32 Bilious vomiting in newborn; 779.33 Other vomiting in newborn; 779.34 Failure to thrive in ...
A feeding disorder, in infancy or early childhood, is a child's refusal to eat certain food groups, textures, solids or liquids for a period of at least one month, which causes the child to not gain enough weight, grow naturally or cause any developmental delays. [1] Feeding disorders resemble failure to thrive, except that at times in feeding ...
Breastfeeding difficulties refers to problems that arise from breastfeeding, the feeding of an infant or young child with milk from a woman's breasts.Although babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk, and human breast milk is usually the best source of nourishment for human infants, [1] there are circumstances under which breastfeeding can be problematic, or even ...
Often small for gestational age (SGA) at birth (birth weight less than 2.8 kg) Feeding problems: the baby is uninterested in feeding and takes only small amounts with difficulty; Hypoglycemia; Excessive sweating as a baby, especially at night, and a greyness or pallor of the skin. This may be a symptom of hypoglycemia
Neonatal encephalopathy (NE), previously known as neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (neonatal HIE or NHIE), is defined as a encephalopathy syndrome with signs and symptoms of abnormal neurological function, in the first few days of life in an infant born after 35 weeks of gestation.
Messner et al. [6] studied ankyloglossia and infant feeding. Thirty-six infants with ankyloglossia were compared to a control group without ankyloglossia. The two groups were followed for six months to assess possible breastfeeding difficulties; defined as nipple pain lasting more than six weeks, or infant difficulty latching onto or staying onto the mother's breast.
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The symptoms associated with this syndrome are variable, but common features include: low birthweight, low muscle tone at birth, poor feeding in infancy (often requiring feeding by tube for a period) and oromotor dyspraxia together with moderate developmental delays and learning disabilities but amiable behaviour.