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    Care of Newborns and Infants
    • Initial Evaluation and Preventive Care in the Healthy Term Newborn
      • Apgar Score and Additional Newborn Evaluation
        • Apgar score and additional newborn evaluation references
      • Initial Newborn Care
        • Initial newborn care references
    • Physical Examination of the Newborn
      • Cardiorespiratory System
      • Head and Neck
      • Abdomen and Pelvis
        • Abdomen and pelvis reference
      • Musculoskeletal System
        • Musculoskeletal system references
      • Neurologic System
      • Skin
    • Screening Tests for Newborns
      • References
    • Care of the Healthy Term Newborn
      • Routine Care and Observation of the Newborn
        • Umbilical cord
        • Circumcision
        • Weight
        • Urine and bowel movements
        • Meconium
        • Routine care and observation of the newborn references
      • Follow-up After Hospital Discharge of the Newborn
        • Follow-up after discharge of the newborn references
    • Nutrition and Feeding in Infants
      • Feeding Problems
    • Breastfeeding
      • References
      • Breastfeeding Technique
        • Breastfeeding technique references
      • Infant Breastfeeding Complications
        • Infant breastfeeding complications references
      • Maternal Breastfeeding Complications
        • Maternal breastfeeding complications references
      • Medications and Breastfeeding
        • Medications and breastfeeding references
      • Weaning
    • Formula Feeding
      • Formula-feeding references
    • Solid Foods in Infancy
      • References
    • Sleeping Behaviors in Infants and Children
      • Safe Sleep
      • References
      • Evaluation
        • History
        • Physical examination and testing
      • Treatment
        • Treatment references
    • Teething
      • References
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