Articles about "antibodies" 31
Rhesus incompatibility
When
your blood is taken at your first prenatal check, your Rhesus (Rh) status will
be checked. Most people are what’s called Rh-positive, but around 15 percent of
people are Rh-negative. This make . . .
Amniocentisis
One
of the most well-known prenatal tests, amniocentisis is used to establish if a
baby is affected by chromosomal disorders such as Down syndrome. It can also pick up
musculoskeletal disorders suc . . .
Rubella (German measles)
Rubella is a mildly infectious illness caused by a virus, and although infectious, it doesn’t spread as easily as other childhood illnesses such as chicken pox or measles.
The virus . . .
Flu
This infectious virus of the upper air passages can be quite miserable for all unfortunate enough to catch it.
Common cold
Most babies suffer from some kind of cold before they reach their first birthday because their immune systems are still developing and they have a tendency to transfer germs by putting their h . . .
Cold sores and children
Although cold sores are common in adults, they’re rare in babies under six months because of
antibodies in their systems received from their mothers.
But they can develop them, as co . . .
Food allergies
Up to 6 percent of under-threes in the US have food allergies, a condition where the immune system treats food it perceives to be an allergen as a foreign invader and produce
antibodies to fig . . .
Allergies
Allergies occur because your child develops a sensitivity to a particular allergen – it may be pollen, dust mites, pet dander or food.
After her first encounter with the allergen in . . .
Milk banking
Milk banks supply donor breast milk for babies in neonatal intensive care units.
They collect expressed breast milk from healthy moms who have a good supply. The milk is then fed to . . .
Breastfeeding position dos and don’ts
Breastfeeding may be the most natural way to feed your baby but it doesn’t necessarily come naturally and around half of the moms who choose to nurse quit before their baby is six months old, . . .