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Pediatrics. Neonatal herpes simplex, or simply neonatal herpes, is a herpes infection in a newborn baby caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), mostly as a result of vertical transmission of the HSV from an affected mother to her baby. [1] Types include skin, eye, and mouth herpes (SEM), disseminated herpes (DIS), and central nervous system ...
Neonatal conjunctivitis is a form of conjunctivitis (inflammation of the outer eye) which affects newborn babies following birth. It is typically due to neonatal bacterial infection, although it can also be non-infectious (e.g. chemical exposure). [ 1] Infectious neonatal conjunctivitis is typically contracted during vaginal delivery from ...
Infant vision concerns the development of visual ability in human infants from birth through the first years of life. The aspects of human vision which develop following birth include visual acuity, tracking, color perception, depth perception, and object recognition . Unlike many other sensory systems, the human visual system – components ...
Specialty. Ophthalmology. Retinopathy of prematurity ( ROP ), also called retrolental fibroplasia ( RLF) and Terry syndrome, is a disease of the eye affecting prematurely born babies generally having received neonatal intensive care, in which oxygen therapy is used because of the premature development of their lungs. [ 2]
Neonatal jaundice is a yellowish discoloration of the white part of the eyes and skin in a newborn baby due to high bilirubin levels. [ 1] Other symptoms may include excess sleepiness or poor feeding. [ 1] Complications may include seizures, cerebral palsy, or kernicterus. [ 1]
Credé procedure is the practice of washing a newborn's eyes with a 2% silver nitrate solution to protect against neonatal conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. [1] The Credé procedure was developed by the German physician Carl Siegmund Franz Credé who implemented it in his hospital in Leipzig in 1880. [2]
Neonatal infections are infections of the neonate (newborn) acquired during prenatal development or within the first four weeks of life. [ 1 ] Neonatal infections may be contracted by mother to child transmission, in the birth canal during childbirth, or after birth. [ 2 ] Neonatal infections may present soon after delivery, or take several ...
“This baby is an 87-year-old crotchety old man.” “Let the meme creation begin.” According to Mundy, 3-week-old Trent is a pretty chill little guy — except for when he’s hungry or ...