Tag: baby care
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When a Winter Cold Isn’t Just a Cold: A Baby’s Emergency Journey
What started as a seemingly ordinary winter cold For Matt Jukes and his partner Tansy Simpson, a six-week-old baby is a constant source of worry and wonder. Atlas, their newborn son, had begun with the sniffles and a touch of breathlessness that many parents might chalk up to a routine winter cold. In those first…
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Understanding RSV Risks in Healthy Newborns
Introduction to RSV and Newborns Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common virus that affects the respiratory tract of individuals, predominantly infants and young children. While many associate RSV with premature babies and those with underlying health conditions, healthy, full-term newborns are also at significant risk of severe RSV infection. Understanding these risks is crucial…