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Slide show: Breastfeeding positions
Breastfeeding can be awkward at first. Experiment with various positions until you feel comfortable.
Slide show: Baby baths
Baby baths can be tricky. Find out how to safely clean your baby, step by step.
Shaken baby syndrome
Understand why shaking a baby can cause brain damage, and why getting immediate medical care can save a child’s life or prevent serious health problems.
Rheumatic fever
Learn about this complication of strep throat and scarlet fever and what you can do to prevent it.
Quit smoking: Put it on paper
Consider what you don't like about smoking and why you want to quit smoking. Do you want to feel better? Are you worried about health consequences, such as lung cancer and heart disease? Set a good example for your kids? Rid yourself of that lingering smoke smell on your hair, skin and clothes? Write it all down and carry the list with you. Each time you go to pick up a cigarette or other tobacco product, read your list and remind yourself why you want to quit.
Quit smoking: Line up support
The more support you have, the more likely you are to stop smoking. Tell your family, friends and co-workers that you are going to quit smoking. Ask them to check in to see how you're doing. Ask friends who smoke not to smoke around you or offer you a cigarette. Ask them to be patient with your changes in mood. Also consider joining a support group in person or online.
Quit smoking: Ask for help
Don't be afraid to ask your doctor for help to stop smoking. Treatments that can lessen cravings include nicotine replacement, which can be administered with a skin patch, lozenges, gum, inhalers or nasal sprays. Non-nicotine medication can also help reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms by mimicking how nicotine functions in your body.
Pyloric stenosis
In this condition, a valve between an infant's stomach and small intestine fails to open enough for food to pass through. Surgery is the treatment.
Pulmonary valve stenosis
When the valve between the heart and lungs is narrowed, blood flow slows. Know the symptoms of this type of valve disease and how it's treated.
Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect
This congenital heart defect affects the valve between the heart and lungs and includes a hole in the heart. Learn the symptoms and how it’s treated.
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