The medical providers and staff of Pediatrics of Greater Houston are ready and willing to assist you with questions about your care, so please contact us at (713) 630-0660 so we can determine how best to provide you the information you need.
Newborn health tips
1. Feeding your newborn
2. General newborn care
- Elimination
- Diapering
- Sleep
- Clothing
- Room temperature
- Bathing
- Umbilical cord care
- Choosing circumcision
- Genital cleaning
- Crying and colic
3. Common newborn rashes
4. Newborn safety
- Car seats
- Crib, bassinet, playpen safety
- Poisoning
- Falls
- Burns and fire safety
- Electrical outlets
- Pacifiers
- Outdoors and sun screen
5. Common concerns and illnesses
6. Common childhood illnesses and complaints
- Abdominal pain
- Asthma
- Allergies
- Bronchiolitis
- Colds
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Croup
- Eczema
- Ear infections (middle and outer)
- Fever
- Gastroenteritis (stomach virus)
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease
- Influenza
- Impetigo
- Roseola
7. Vaccinations
You may also find it helpful to use our online patient education library. Use the links below to find definitions and descriptions of terms, procedures, diagnoses, tests, and other information intended to answer some basic questions you may have. We hope you find the library informative and please don’t hesitate to ask us for more information as you need it.