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If my baby won't eat, should I call the doctor?

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Dr. Ann Kellams
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia

Dr. Ann Lenox Kellams, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics and medical director of the newborn nursery at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, is an expert in newborn care and breastfeeding. Kellams teaches pediatric clinical skills to students and residents and authored the Newborn Nursery Resident and Student Curriculum and Orientation Manual for UVA Children’s Hospital. Kellams serves her surrounding community by being a mentor for the African American Student Mentorship Program, by serving on the Virginia Breastfeeding Advisory Committee and by hosting various community education workshops on newborn and infant care. She received the Outstanding Graduate Designation from her alma mater, the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

If my baby won't eat, should I call the doctor?

In this video Dr. Ann Kellams discuss the many issues surrounding how to properly care for a newborn baby.

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Host: If my baby won't eat should I call the doctor?

Dr. Ann Kellams: So if the baby is - one of the first things that happen to a baby that's sick or not feeling well is that they might get a little more sleepy and they might lose their appetite. So a baby whose feeding pattern has changed such that they are either not interested or they had been waking up for feeds and now they are not or when it's time for them to eat they are not taking their normal amount. That can be a serious issue and we would like for the families to call the baby's doctor.

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