A night drainage system collects and stores urine after a urostomy. That way, you can sleep all night without getting up to empty the pouch. Follow these step-by-step instructions.

You'll be shown how to change your pouch before you leave the hospital. Plan to change your pouch every few days. And change it early in the morning, when your urine output is less. Read on to learn how to change your pouch.

You'll need to empty your pouch when it gets to be about one-third full. The pouch is likely to become this full every 2 to 3 hours. To empty your pouch, follow the steps below.

Taking good care of the skin around the stoma is very important to prevent skin problems after a urostomy. Learn about the most common skin problems and how to manage them.

After a urostomy, urine drains into a disposable pouch. Here is information on different pouches and pouch accessories.

During the first weeks after surgery, be sure to follow the advice of your doctor. The tips on this sheet can help speed your recovery.

Sepsis is a severe response the body has to an infection. It is most often caused by bacteria. Sepsis is a medical emergency.

A baby who is smaller than average during pregnancy is called small for gestational age. Most SGA babies are small because of growth problems that happen in pregnancy.

Sepsis is a severe response the body has to an infection. It is most often caused by bacteria. A baby can be infected before birth, during delivery, or after birth.

When a child has signs of puberty at an early age, it's called precocious puberty. This starts before age 8 in girls, and before age 9 in boys.