'Cleft palate' and 'Cleft lip' are birth defects, which mean during the development of the baby in the womb between the sixth and 11th week, the parts of the lip and/or palate fail to join together properly. This can affect the way the child's face looks.

Many parents whose babies are diagnosed with heart murmurs spend sleepless nights worrying about it but what they don’t know is that this diagnosis is very much common in children.

Respiratory distress syndrome or infant RDS, also known as RDS of the newborn is one of the most common lung disorders in premature infants. It is a life-threatening condition, which is caused by low blood oxygen levels in the air sacs called alveoli of the lungs.

Gastroesophageal reflux or GER occurs when a muscle at the end of the esophagus does not close properly and allows stomach contents to reflux back up into the esophagus and irritate it. In infants, it results in regurgitation, or spitting up and vomiting.

Pelvic muscles get weakened by pregnancy and childbirth, but the good news is that you can make them stronger again by doing exercise.

Infections are a part and parcel of a normal life. All of us, adults and children, are vulnerable to usual ‘common’ viral and bacterial infections at different times in life, but infections can be of particular concern, especially if developed, during pregnancy since they can have serious effects and after-effects on both pregnant women and the fetus alike

If you are a new mum and having mood swings frequently, don’t worry -- some degrees of emotional vulnerability, is natural and expected after childbirth. Some woman may feel like crying one moment and smiling next moment. They have difficulty in concentrating, feel anxious, irritable or lose their appetite. Approximately 80% of new mums experience the baby blues, a form of depression.

As a baby grows larger, you leave behind small plastic tubs or counter top for bath and shift your attention to bath tub, which is scary for many parents. But with some advice and practice you can make bath time relaxing and fun for both you and your baby.

After delivery when the doctor is not sure of the sex of the baby as the outer genitals don't appear to be clearly either male or female, the baby is said to have ambiguous genitalia.

What is Down Syndrome? Down Syndrome, named after a physician, John Langdon Down who, in 1866 published his paper in which he described a set of children with common features who were distinct from other children with mental retardation. The condition was previously described as 'Mongolian Idiocy' and later on it came to be known as Langdon Down Anomaly, Down's Syndrome, or Anomaly or Congenital Acromicria.