Premature birth, which is defined as delivery of the baby before 37 weeks, occurs in approximately 10% pregnancies in the USA. The incidence will differ for different races and also vary depending on...

Approximately 15% of women in labor receive the diagnosis of meconium-stained amniotic fluid. Some women fear that diagnosis because they heard before that it might be dangerous for their baby. I...

As a neonatologist, there are two questions I always hear from parents right after premature birth: 1. Will my child live? 2. What kind of problems will my baby have in the hospital and after...

Rh incompatibility is one of the blood type incompatibilities that can cause severe hemolysis in a fetus and newborn baby, resulting in severe anemia and jaundice. Fortunately, it is less common...

ABO incompatibility and Rh incompatibility are frequently heard diagnostic terms in normal newborn nurseries. Parents often get confused regarding those terms as sometimes these conditions cause...

Jaundice is a condition in which patients have a yellowish skin color. It is a very common occurrence in newborn babies, and it is due to increased levels of the chemical called bilirubin. Hence,...