Tubes may puncture your baby’s esophageal tissue or enter their lungs instead of their stomach. Long-term tube feeding for babies can lead to stomach irritation, including bleeding or ulcers.

Some infants who received the surgery became malnourished and had to be hooked up to feeding tubes. Courtesy Tess Merrell. Most doctors say the condition is harmless, but in the article, a ...

Lucknow: King George's Medical University (KGMU) has been granted a design registration patent for its newly developed infant feeding tube (IFT) uro bag connector, a device intended to assist in ...

Feeding a newborn can be challenging in the best of situations, but for newborns in intensive care, the logistics are truly complex. Breastfeeding is particularly beneficial for low-birthweight ...

About 1 in 700 babies is born with some kind of cleft, Dr. Leeper says. A repaired cleft lip can be subtly noticeable, as it is for Krist’s now-7-year-old son Nolan, and strangers have ...

Babies come into the world ready for relationships. They tell us how they feel and what they need through their expressions, body movements and by cooing, babbling and crying.

The Transitional Care Unit (TCU) will support babies who are premature, low weight, need feeding tubes or have signs of infections The John Radcliffe Hospital's Transitional Care Unit (TCU) will ...