Newborns infected with rubella early in the pregnancy may have low birth weight; bruising; bluish-red skin lesions; enlarged lymph nodes; enlarged liver and spleen; brain inflammation; and pneumonia.
Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with corticosteroids for heart, lung, or eye inflammations.
Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine for one year.
Newborns with symptoms of toxoplasmosis are treated with leucovorin for one year to protect the bone marrow from pyrimethamine toxicity.
Diagnosis of congenital infections in newborns may be based on a physical examination, symptoms, and blood or urine tests.
Listeriosis may cause flu-like symptoms and the infection can be transmitted prenatally even if the mother has no symptoms.
Symptoms of salmonellosis can be severe in pregnant women and newborns and may include diarrhea; fever; abdominal cramps; and, rarely, meningitis.
About 1-2.2% of newborns in the United States are infected with CMV. Of this group, 10% will have measurable symptoms. The mortality rate for these symptomatic newborns is 20-30%.
Oranges can cause diarrhea or colic symptoms in some newborns. But most people can eat them without any problems while breastfeeding.
The patron saint of newborns is Saint Brigid.
Newborns, two to three weeks.
Many fish eat their own newborns.
A neonatologist is a specialist in the care of newborns.