Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD)
Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD) What is the NICHD child care study? The NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD), also known as the Child Care Study or the Day Care Study, is a large, comprehensive ... [... more]
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Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding What is breastfeeding? Breastfeeding, also called According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Policy Statement on Breastfeeding, women who don't have health problems should exclusively breastfeed their infants for at least ... [... more]
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Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) What are urinary tract infections? A urinary tract infection is a common infection that is caused by bacteria in parts of the urinary tract, such as the kidneys, bladder, or urethra. Women are more likely to get ... [... more]
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Many women with gestational diabetes have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies because they follow the treatment plan that their health care providers set up for them. One of the most important things you can do to help ensure a healthy ... [... more]
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Milk and Bone Health
Milk and Bone Health Why are milk and other dairy products important for bone health? Our bones need calcium to grow and stay strong. They especially need calcium during the teen and tween years when bones are growing the fastest and gaining ... [... more]
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Uterine Fibroids
Uterine Fibroids What are uterine fibroids? Uterine fibroids are the most common, non-cancerous tumors in women of childbearing age. The fibroids are made of muscle cells and other tissues that grow within and around the wall of the uterus. Who ... [... more]
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Women's Health Research at the NICHD
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has an active and wide-ranging research portfolio in women's health. Research projects that focus on ... [... more]
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Why is breastfeeding recommended?
Infancy is generally the period from birth until age two years. It is a time of a lot of growth and change for children and families. This health topic covers some of the many issues related to infant care, including: [jump to sections on ...[linkh 107234 [... more]
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SIDS: "Back to Sleep" Campaign
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development SIDS stands for sudden infant death syndrome. This term describes the sudden, unexplained death of an infant younger than 1 year of age. Some people call SIDS "crib ... [... more]
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Hypoparathyroidism
Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in which the body doesn't make enough parathyroid hormone (PTH). This hormone regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in your body's bones and blood. Decreased levels of PTH lead to low levels of calcium ... [... more]
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Preterm labor
Who is at risk for preterm labor and birth? Health care providers currently have no way of knowing which women will experience preterm labor or deliver their babies preterm. But there are factors that place a woman at higher risk for preterm ... [... more]
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Learning Disabilities
Learning disabilities are caused by a difference in brain structure that is present at birth and is often hereditary. Learning disabilities are caused by a difference in brain structure that is present at birth and is often hereditary. They ... [... more]
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