Newborn infant disorders

Our neonatal care specialists are medically equipped and trained to handle virtually any problem that you or your baby may encounter before, during or following birth. From taking care of mothers with high-risk pregnancies to treating at-risk newborns, our medical team is ready to serve your family. Some of the most common newborn conditions we treat include:

  • Birth asphyxia
  • Birth defects
  • Breathing problems
  • Cardiac failure
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Fetal alcohol syndrome
  • Fetal ethanol exposure
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Hematologic conditions
  • Infections
  • Inherited metabolic disorders
  • Low birth weight
  • Malformation syndromes
  • Neonatal lung injury
  • Neurological problems
  • Premature birth
  • Severe respiratory distress
  • Sleep apnea
Health Encyclopedia

Intrauterine

Definition

  

Intrauterine means "inside the uterus."


Information

  

The fetus grows inside the uterus (in an intrauterine environment). An intrauterine device (IUD) is an object placed in the uterus to prevent conception and pregnancy.


 
Review Date: 8/17/2007
Reviewd By: Melanie N. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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