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- Cognition is the ability to think, learn, and remember. It develops as your baby grows. Your baby is born with around 100 billion brain cells (neurons). These cells form connections with each other called synapses. These connections carry messages...
- Our Travel Advisory Service offers health advice tailored to your destinations, activities, and medical history.
- What is an environmental illness? An environmental illness can occur when you are exposed to toxins or substances in the environment that make you sick. These health hazards may be found where you live, work, or play. Maybe you have headaches that only occur on weekends. Or maybe you began to feel sick and got a rash...
- Now that you're pregnant, you'll work closely with prenatal care doctors to will help you make important decisions, track milestones, and stay healthy.
- Some premature babies can't be fed by mouth right after birth. If your baby was born before the gestational age of 32 to 34 weeks, he or she can't feed by mouth. The reasons are: Poor coordination (or lack) of sucking, swallowing, and gag reflex. Weakness of both the oral and stomach muscles. Small stomach capacity...
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- These Interactive Tools are easy-to-use personal calculators. Use any of them to start learning more about your health. Health and Fitness Tools Do Your BMI and Waist Size Increase Your Health Risks? How Bad Are Your Urinary Symptoms From Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)? How Many Calories Did You Burn? What Is Your...
- Learn about patient-centered, comprehensive cancer care at Kaiser Permanente — and our connected approach to prevention, treatment, and recovery.
- Parents who are dependable, consistent, respectful, and responsive to their children help them to develop a sense of security. These qualities are especially important for parents of preschool children, because children at this age are gaining a basic sense of trust in themselves and in the significant people in their...
- It's natural to worry about your pregnancy and your baby. Prenatal care helps us find health concerns early so we can monitor them closely.
- Preschool children are driven to explore their world. This curiosity is the basis for learning, now and throughout their lives. Children at play are little scientists. They answer for themselves basic questions about how the world works, whether they are playing with sand or water, sculpting with clay or painting, or...
- Eating well can help with managing your weight and preventing health problems. Learn the importance of a nutritious diet and how it can impact your well-being.
- You may choose to breastfeed and use a bottle for some of your baby's feedings. It is best to wait until your baby has been breastfeeding well for several weeks before you try feeding your baby from a bottle. Sometimes the shape of the nipple plays a part in how well your breastfed baby adjusts to bottle feedings. Many...
- We moved quickly to ensure that people in our communities could still get high-quality health care — even as many of our own people were affected.
- When you cuddle, talk to, and play with your baby, you build an emotional bond. You also help your baby learn. Here are some ways to encourage learning and cognitive development. Show your baby new and interesting things. For example: Show your baby things around your house, like pictures. Tell your baby what you're...
- Caring for More Than One Baby A pregnancy of two or more babies is called a multiple pregnancy. Caring for just one newborn is a big job. Raising more than one baby means even less sleep, more work, and less time for yourself. From time to time, you may feel frustrated that you can't keep up with work at home. Don't...
- A potential cancer diagnosis can be life-altering. Kaiser Permanente uses the most advanced tools available to diagnose and treat cancer as soon as possible.
- As a parent, you are the ideal teacher to help your child learn about sex. Talking openly about sexuality helps your child understand their feelings, and it can help them have a positive attitude toward a natural process. It's best to keep your...
- Contact the travel clinic in your area to get any vaccines, medications, and information you may need to stay healthy before and during international travel.
- You have choices for the types of bottles and nipples you use to feed your baby. Here is some information to help. Bottles Small, 4 fl oz (120 mL) bottles are a good size for newborns. As your baby starts to take more formula during a feeding, you will likely want to have bigger 8 fl oz (240 mL) bottles on hand. Nipples...
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