Child Health A-Z
Digestive Disorders
Digestive Disorders
There are many digestive disorders that may require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Some digestive disorders are congenital (present at birth) while others occur after birth. Listed in the directory below is some additional information regarding digestive disorders in high-risk newborns, for which we have provided a brief overview.
Last Update
February 3, 2008-
Child Health A-Z
- Common Children's Digestive Problems
- Anorectal Malformation
- Appendicitis
- Biliary Atresia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Colic
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diagnostic Procedures
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Diarrhea
- Dysphagia
- Encopresis
- Food Allergies
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori
- Hepatitis
- Inguinal and Umbilical Hernia
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Digestive and Liver Disorders
- Inflammatory and Infectious Disorders
- Intussusception
- Lactose Intolerance
- Common Characteristics of Liver Disease
- Liver Disorders
- How the Liver Works
- Liver Transplantation
- Problems Affecting the Lower Digestive Tract
- Intestinal Malrotation and Volvulus
- Meckel's Diverticulum
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Omphalocele
- Online Resources - Digestive and Liver Disorders
- The Digestive System - An Overview
- Problems in Prenatal Development of the Digestive Tract
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia
- Viruses, Bacteria, and Parasites in the Digestive Tract
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers (Peptic Ulcers)
- Problems Affecting the Upper Digestive Tract
- Adding to Mother's Milk
- Anorectal Malformation
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Assessments for Newborn Babies
- Overview of Birth Defects
- Birth Defects
- The Benefits of Mother's Own Milk
- Birth Injury
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Types in Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding the High-Risk Newborn
- Caring for Babies in the NICU
- Common Conditions and Complications
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Chronic Lung Disease
- Cleft Lip / Cleft Palate
- Clubfoot
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System
- Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
- Infant of Diabetic Mother
- Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Procedures and Equipment in NICU
- Milk Expression
- Milk Expression Techniques
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Blood Circulation in the Fetus and Newborn
- Group B Streptococcus
- Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER)
- Heart Disorders
- Hydrocephalus
- Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
- Hearing Loss in Babies
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Hyaline Membrane Disease / Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (Vitamin K Deficiency)
- Hypospadias
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Hyperbilirubinemia and Jaundice
- Hypocalcemia
- Blood Glucose - Hypoglycemia
- Intravenous Line and Tubes
- High-Risk Newborn
- Infection in Babies
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Low Birthweight
- Large for Gestational Age (LGA)
- Meconium Aspiration
- Milk Collection and Storage
- Moving Towards Breastfeeding
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Delayed or Not Enough Milk Production
- Nutrition and Fluids
- Omphalocele
- Online Resources - High-Risk Newborn
- Overview of Blood
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
- Physical Abnormalities
- Pneumothorax
- Polycythemia
- Postmaturity
- Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Prematurity
- Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Periventricular Leukomalacia (PVL)
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Taking Your Baby Home
- Respiratory Disorders
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
- The Respiratory System in Babies
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Sepsis
- Small for Gestational Age
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Special Care
- Spina Bifida
- Substance Exposure
- Testing and Lab Procedures
- Thrombocytopenia
- Trisomy 18 and 13
- Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
- Turner Syndrome
- Hernia (Umbilical / Inguinal)
- Vision and Hearing
- Very Low Birthweight
- Warmth and Temperature Regulation
- Hepatitis
- When a Baby Has Difficulty After Birth
- Newborn Complications
- Hepatoblastoma
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Anatomy and Function of the Liver
- The Liver
- Liver Transplantation
- Lactose Intolerance
- Glossary
- Glossary
- High-Risk Newborn
- Assessments for Newborn Babies
- Birth Defects
- Birth Injury
- Blood Disorders
- Breastfeeding the High-Risk Newborn
- Caring for Babies in the NICU
- Common Conditions and Complications
- Digestive Disorders
- Disorders of the Brain and Nervous System
- Glossary
- Heart Disorders
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Infection in Babies
- Online Resources - High-Risk Newborn
- Parenting in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Substance Exposure
- Taking Your Baby Home
- The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
