Pregnancy is a delicate balance of hormones, nutrients, and overall health. As an expectant mother, you’ve likely immersed yourself in health education for you and your baby. One rare but potentially serious health threat you may not be familiar with is fetal stroke. So, what is fetal stroke and how can it affect you and […]
Jaundice, while incredibly common, can be a scary sight — and potentially serious medical diagnosis — on a new baby. If you’ve never heard of jaundice, it’s the yellow discoloration in a newborn child’s eyes and skin. It occurs when an infant’s blood contains an excess of bilirubin, a normal pigment that’s made when red blood […]
Last updated Oct. 18, 2017. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (also known as athetoid/athetosis or extrapyramidal CP) is characterized by abnormal, involuntary movements of the arms, legs, face and trunk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the U.S., approximately 11,500 people are diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP), and of those, 7–15% […]