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Giving birth to a premature or other high-risk baby or babies does not mean that you can’t breastfeed. In fact, it’s important that you do provide your own milk and breastfeed. Providing your milk for your baby lets you care…

Breastfeeding preparedness before returning to work Give yourself enough time to practice pumping and get your body used to pumping before you return to work. Start pumping or expressing milk for storage to use once you return to work. At…

The following are general guidelines for collecting and storing breastmilk when using a hospital-grade electric breast pump. If the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) gives you more specific instructions, follow their recommendations. Getting ready Before you begin to pump, read…

Practical concerns when storing your breastmilk Clean food-grade containers or unused breastmilk storage bags are the best storage containers for human milk, especially if it’s to be frozen and stored for weeks or months. Don’t use bottles with the recycle…

Breastmilk is the perfect food for your baby. It contains just the right amount of nutrients. It is also gentle on your baby’s developing stomach, intestines, and other body systems. It is recommended that you breastfeed at least until your baby is 6 months old, then…

What is bronchiectasis? Bronchiectasis is a condition that affects the airways to the lungs. It’s often caused by scarring that resulted from an infection or other inflammatory condition. You can also be born with a condition that makes it more…

What is bronchiolitis in children? Bronchiolitis is an infection of the lungs. It’s when your child has swelling in the smaller airways (bronchioles) of the lung. This swelling blocks air in the smaller airways. Bronchiolitis is different than bronchitis. Bronchitis…

What is chronic bronchitis? Bronchitis is inflammation of the breathing tubes. These are the airways called bronchi. This inflammation causes too much mucus production and other changes. There are different types of bronchitis. But the most common are acute (short-term)…

What is bronchoscopy? Bronchoscopy is a procedure that helps the healthcare provider look directly at the airways in the lungs using a thin, lighted tube (bronchoscope). The bronchoscope is put in the nose or mouth. It is moved down the…

What is Brown syndrome in children? Brown syndrome is a problem with a tendon that attaches to the outside of the eye (superior oblique muscle tendon). In Brown syndrome, this tendon can’t move freely. This limits the eye’s normal movements.…

Does this test have other names? Brucella agglutination titer, Brucella antibody titer, Brucella-specific agglutination, Brucella microagglutination test, BMAT, standard tube agglutination test What is this test? This is a blood test for brucellosis. Brucellosis is an infectious disease usually caused…

Does this test have other names? CSF agglutination test What is this test? This test looks at fluid from your spinal cord to find out if you have an illness called brucellosis. Brucellosis is an infectious disease. It’s usually caused…