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Stridor is a noisy or high-pitched sound with breathing. It is a sign that the upper airway is partially blocked. It may involve the nose, mouth, sinuses, voice box (larynx), or windpipe (trachea).

Congenital torticollis means that a baby is born with an odd position of the neck. The odd position is because of a tight, short neck muscle. Learn more about the condition, including the symptoms and how it is diagnosed and treated.

Cellulitis is a serious type of infection and inflammation. It can occur in various parts of the body. When it occurs in the eyelid and tissues in the front part of the eye area, it’s called preseptal cellulitis. When it occurs behind and around the eye in the eye socket (orbit), it’s called orbital cellulitis. Both of these conditions are serious.

Detailed information on x-linked recessive inheritance

Detailed information on birth injury, including the most common types.

Heart problems are the most common kind of birth defects. While children with some heart defects can be monitored by a doctor and treated with medicine, others will need to have surgery.

Hypospadias is a problem where the opening of the urethra is not at the tip of the penis. Learn more about this condition, including what causes it, who is at risk, what the symptoms are, and how it's diagnosed and treated.

A pneumothorax is an air leak in the lungs. This is a rare condition that most often occurs in the first 24 to 36 hours after birth.

Newborn sepsis is a severe infection in an infant younger than 28 days old. The infection is in your baby’s blood. But it may affect any body system or the whole body.