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A newborn infant does not have an adequate immune system at birth. While some antibodies cross the placenta prior to birth, and mother can transmit more via breast milk, there is good reason to avoid those suffering from visible signs of colds and flu.
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What has the author I M Balfour-Lynn written?
I. M. Balfour-Lynn has written: 'Practical management of the newborn' -- subject(s): Diseases, Infant Care, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Infants (Newborn), Neonatology, Newborn Infant
Is a newborn infant infectious?
No
What is a small infant?
Newborn
What is A synonym for newborn?
infant.
What has the author Karen B Maloney written?
Karen B. Maloney has written: 'Infant Food & Nutrition of Newborn' -- subject(s): Baby foods, Bibliography, Indexes, Infant Food, Infant Nutrition, Infants (Newborn), Newborn Infant, Nutrition, Periodicals
What is a small infant called?
A newborn
What has the author Eli M Mizrahi written?
Eli M. Mizrahi has written: 'Atlas of neonatal electroencephalography' -- subject(s): Atlases, Diagnosis, Diseases, Electroencephalography, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Neurologic examination, Newborn Infant, Newborn infants, Pediatric neurology 'Diagnosis and management of neonatal seizures' -- subject(s): Diagnosis, Diseases, Electroencephalography, In infancy & childhood, Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Infantile Spasms, Infants, Newborn, Newborn infants, Seizures, Spasms, Infantile, Therapy
As an infant receives her first dose of oral polio vaccine the nurse explains to her parents that the vaccine is a preparation of weakened virus What type of immunity will the infant develop?
The infant will develop artificially acquired active immunity
What has the author Hart Isaacs written?
Hart Isaacs has written: 'Tumors of the newborn and infant' -- subject(s): Neoplasms, Diseases, Tumors in infants, Infants (Newborn), Infant, Newborn, Diseases, In infancy & childhood 'Tumors of the fetus and infant' -- subject(s): Atlases, Neoplasms, Infant, Embryology, Fetus, Diseases, Tumors in infants
What has the author Helen Rose McKilligin written?
Helen Rose McKilligin has written: 'Principles of neonatal nursing' -- subject(s): Care and hygiene, Infant, newborn, Infant,Newborn, Infants (Newborn), Pediatric nursing
What is another word for 'newborn'?
Infant Neonate Baby
What is the largest part in the body of a newborn infant?
their head
