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Every baby is beautiful in the eyes of its own mother. It can be made beautiful, too, in the eyes of other people.
It is perfectly natural for every
mother
beautiful.
to consider her baby
In many cases this is true; also, almost everyone can admire a new baby, whether he is exactly pretty or not.
There are certain defects, how- ever, which are often noticed. by persons not closely related to the baby, and which might be correct- ed early, thus saving a trouble later on.
lot of
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The normal new baby has a pink skin, but in many cases the colour may become yellow, some time dur the first week.
This is called jaundice of the newly-born, and if it clears up with- in ten days or two weeks nothing need be done about it.
If it persists for several weeks, or if the baby seems ill, there may possible be some malformation of the bile ducts or other parts.
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Severe cases of simple jaundice
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three months, then clear up with- out any treatment.
The whites of the eyes are gen- erally the first parts to be noticed in cases of jaundice,
as they be- come yellow sometimes to a very marked degree.
this
While the doctor's attention should always be called to jaundice, he will seldom think it necessary to advise any treatment, but he should see the baby at in- tervals, until the skin is clear.
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Sometimes the new baby's skin appears blue, especially on the face
have been known to last two or and fingers and toes; such babies
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are spoken of as "blue babies." after the bath, then a little oil or
This colour may be due to powder, applied. failure of the little opening be-
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tween the two sides of the heart · No baby looks his best if he has to close as it is intended to' do at any sort of a rash, yet baby rashes birth, or to some other disturbance are very common in infancy. In of the circulatory system. It must some cases they are caused by food is be very carefully watched by the disagreeing. Infantile eczema doctor.
fairly frequent and sometimes dif- ficult to cure. Prickly heat rash is Another condition that some- another skin trouble to which times causes the baby to have a babies are subject. bad-colour is an enlarged thymus Using lighter clothing_and_giv- gland. If this gland, which is ing frequent sponge baths with situated in the upper part of the bicarbonate of soda in the water chest, is normal in size, it gives will often cure this.
no trouble, and gradually shrinks In any case of a persistent skin as the baby grows.
eruption a doctor-should see the
If it is enlarged it may cause a baby, determine the cause, then peculiar cry, difficulty in taking treat it. food, difficult respiration, attacks of blueness or convulsions.
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In some hospitals now it is cus-
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Birthmarks are fairly common in babies.
They are caused by rupture of
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When the thymus gland is found enlarged a few X-ray treatments are given in order to shrink it.
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They are not caused by anything the mother may have seen.
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The condition of the young in- fant's skin should be most carefully watched.
Very often the baby will peef or shed some of the skin in rather large flakes. This is normal.
The baby's skin should be kept well oiled and very clean. If the becomes sore or chafed in the diaper region, it may be that the diapers are not having the right care. They should be removed at once when wet or soiled, carefully soaked, "washed with pure - soap, rinsed very thoroughly, and boiled. If possible they should be dried in the sun cit the open air," and ironéd.
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The skin behind the ears, under the arms, in the groin and in all parts where there are folds of flesh that rub together, should be watched and very carefully dried
While they may appear on any part of the body, they are often seen, on the eyelids or at the back of the neck....
There are three main types of birthmark:
The raised type, often spoken of as a strawberry mark;
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