During pregnancy, the umbilical cord transports nutrients  and oxygen to the baby. After birth however, the cord is no longer needed so it is  clamped and snipped. This stump takes

What is colic ?   Colic is  frustrating condition that results  in babies crying  for more than 3 hours in a row for  3 or more days for at least 3 weeks.

Vaccines protect your baby from serious infections such as polio , measles, chicken pox, tetanus and many other childhood infections. They build up your body’s defenses against these serious infections.

Human papillomavirus HPV  is the most commonly sexually transmitted disease in the United states and the most common cause of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine is an inactivated (not live)

Hepatitis B vaccine protects against hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a serious infection that can cause complications such as liver cancer and cirrhosis. The vaccine gives long-term, possibly life long