Disposable diapers are the ones you buy at the grocery store or discount chains, such as Wal-Mart. As their name implies, you can throw them away after your baby uses them. Many parents enjoy the ease and the leak protection from disposable...
Vaginal yeast infections are painful, itchy conditions caused by the fungus Candida albicans. Though they are most common in sexually active adult women, babies are occasionally afflicted. Yeast thrives in moist, dark environments like those...
Yeast is type of fungus, called candida, that exists everywhere in the environment, according to the National Institutes of Health. The fungi prefer warm, moist places. An overgrowth of the yeast can lead to a yeast infection. Treatment of the...
Breast milk and breast-feeding do not contribute to passing illnesses between the mother and baby with only a few exceptions. When an infection directly impacts the breast tissues, such as the nipple and surrounding skin, the baby can contract the...
An infected mother can pass HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, to a baby before birth, during the birth process or through breast feeding. According to the March of Dimes, about 15 percent of babies infected with HIV who are not treated at birth...