For 51 years, newborn babies have gotten a heel-prick test in which their blood is screened for dozens of congenital diseases. Routine newborn baby screening has basically eliminated the risk of death or irreversible brain damage that some of these disorders can pose if they are not identified right away.
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a congenital heart defect that occurs during fetal development known as a 'hole in the heart'. Newborns with ventricular septal defects can have one or more holes in the septum. Learn how it is diagnosed and treated.
In extraordinary instances, the baby may be so disgusted by the taste of alcohol breastfeeding can be a lot more difficult afterwards, and he can even refuse the breast altogether.
