Medical conditions

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Find out more about different medical conditions and types of infection.

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Respiratory conditions

Find out more about different respiratory conditions including RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus) and Bronchiolitis.
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Newborn meningitis

Find out more about what bacterial (newborn) meningitis is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Jaundice

Find out more about what jaundice is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)

Find out more about what necrotising enterecolitis (NEC) is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Sepsis

Find out more about what sepsis is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

Find out more about what PDA is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE)

Find out more about hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Reflux

Find out more about what reflux us, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Brain haemorrhage (bleeding)

Find out more about what a brain heamorrhage (bleeding) is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Brain haemorrhage (bleeding) in full term…

Find out more about what a brain haemorrhage (bleeding) is, the signs to look out for in full-term babies, and the treatment available.
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Intraventricular haemorrhage (bleeding) (IVH)

Find out more about what a intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatment available.
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Neonatal herpes (Neonatal HSV)

Find out more about what neonatal herpes is, the signs to look out for in your baby, and the treatments available.

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