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Infant:''"Baby" redirects here. For the rapper/record executive, see Brian \"Baby\" Williams''. The word ''Infant'' derives from the Latin ''in-fans'', meaning ''unable to speak''. It is commonly used as a slightly more formal word for baby (the youngest category of child). A newborn infant is known as a neonate (neonatal) after the final stage of gestation. Infant mortality is the death of infants in the first year of life. Infant mortality can be subdivided into neonatal death, referring to deaths in the first 27 days of life, and post-neonatal death, referring to deaths after 28 days of life. Major causes of infant mortality include congenital malformation, infection, and SIDS. This epidemiology indicator is recognized as a very important measure of the level of healthcare in a country because it is directly linked with the health status of infants, children, and pregnant women as well as access to medical care, socioeconomic conditions, and public health practices. Newborn infants are born with their skin coated with a white substance known as vernix caseosa, which is hypothesized to act as an antibacterial barrier. Newborns look physically different from prototypical older infants. They typically suffered minor trauma during childbirth resulting in a misshapen skull (compressed and pointed), puffy eyes, various discharges, blotchy and wrinkled skin. The Apgar score is a measure of a newborn's health. Feeding is done by breastfeeding or with special industrial milk, "infant formula". As infants age, and their appetites grow, many parents choose from a variety of baby foods to feed the child. Infants have a sucking instinct allowing them to extract the milk from the nipples of the breasts or the nipple of the baby bottle. If the mother is unable to breast feed, or doesn't want to, infant formula is used in Western countries. In third world countries, a wet nurse is hired to feed the infant. Breastfeeding provides infants with many natural immune system substances and isolates the infant from most bacteria or other contaminations in the local water supply. Infant formula does not provide these immune substances and in places with poor quality water supply, subjects the infant to an increased risk of disease. Infants are incontinent, therefore diapers are generally used in industrialized countries, while methods similar to elimination communication[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eliminationcommunication/] are common in third world countries. These techniques assert babies can control their their bodily functions at the age of six months and they are aware when they are urinating at even earlier age. Babies can learn to signal to the parents when it is time to urinate or defecate by turning or making some noises. Parents have to pay attention to the baby's action so they can learn the signals. Some facetiously say this is "parent training" instead of toilet training. Babies cannot walk, although more mature infants may crawl; baby transport may be by perambulator (stroller or buggy) or on the back or in front of an adult in a special bag, cloth or cradle board. Infants cry as a form of basic instinctive communication to their parents when in need of feeding or when in discomfort. As is the case with most other young children, infants are usually treated as special persons. Their social presence is different from that of adults, and they may be the focus of attention. Fees for transportation and entrance fees at locations such as amusement parks or museums are often waived. ==See also== *List of youngsters in history *Infanticide *Circumcision *Maternal bond *Paternal bond *Baby shower *Elimination communication *Jaundice == External links == * Infant mortality rates in different countries and other health indicators : ** http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2091.html * [http://www.babymilkaction.org Baby Milk Action] ("aims to save lives and to end the avoidable suffering caused by inappropriate infant feeding") * [http://www.cord-blood.org Cord-Blood.org - unbiased information on baby cord blood banking] - Umbilical cord stem cells can be used to treat future diseases ---- The term infant is also used as formal term for minor; that is, a child in general. Infancy InfantDanP, thank you for removing the most blatant accusations from the circumcision paragraph. About my edits, the second sentence was redundant, and the third sentence ("lasts until adulthood") is obvious - I've removed them. User:Rhobite 22:22, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC) Indeed, genital cutting is frequent enough in the US as to merit discussion in this forum. Inclusion of the obscure practice of infanticide is pretty irrelevant in most cases, yet it's OK to sprinkle ample POV and description of that. If you want to find a compromise and describe how male infants are routinely abused without "blatant" POV, let's do that. But some doctors are clear enough that circumcision is their view of what a male baby, is and what should be done with it. Not just a separate issue, but one built into the birth hospital itself. User:DanP 14:25, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC) :At least let me fix the grammar in that paragraph. All I am removing is poor grammar, POV, and redundancy. The word "committed" has a negative connotation. The "to remove a portion of the genitalia" is redundant with the first sentence. No need to repeat is. Saying it lasts until adulthood is obvious, and calling it mutilation is POV and contentious, as you should be aware from previous debates. User:Rhobite 14:59, Sep 1, 2004 (UTC) :OK, I fixed a few things to clear up POV. However, lasting into adulthood is in no way obvious, as many boys have believed their foreskin would grow back. You should know mutilation is a neutral term, as it's defined in the English language-- it makes no value judgement, though that is a cultural association, not a literal one. I think the term "Muslim" was redundant, as the description refers to matters of a parent's religion and the related debate and issues. User:DanP 15:54, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC) This is just plain silly, "...as many boys have believed their foreskin would grow back." What you say ?! Look, I think my suggestion was simple enough: neither infanticide or circumcision needs to be a part of this article. Simply link to those articles with Also Related, and deal with the controversial nature of them on those pages. Why spread a controversial subject to each and every single page that is even remotely related to it? User:AdmN 20:21, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC) ''"This is just plain silly, "...as many boys have believed their foreskin would grow back." What you say ?!"'' : Point of fact, some young children believe in things like regeneration and Santa Claus. This is neither here nor there though: ''"Look, I think my suggestion was simple enough: neither infanticide or circumcision needs to be a part of this article. Simply link to those articles with Also Related, and deal with the controversial nature of them on those pages."'' : This is an excellent suggestion. As much as I want to save babies, all of this work is no fun at all. I would rather create relaxing articles about palæocontinents. I created Laurentia, Pannotia, et al. I want to start an article about Avalonia. I have a life in meat-space too. I cannot speak for anyone but myself, but in the circumcisiophiliacs will leave this article alone, so will I. : User:Walabio 01:35, 2004 Sep 2 (UTC) Errata ::: Point of fact, Saint Nicolas was intact. He had intact genitals. I should have taken the opportunity to point this out when I mentioned Santa Claus as something in which children believe. ::: In addition to ''"see also,"'' ¿may we also keep our external link? as it may help parents realized that the Ob/Gyns just want more money and mutilating babies is bad for the baby. I cannot speak for others, but although, I would like our external link, I would settle for just ''"see also."'' ::: User:Walabio 02:10, 2004 Sep 2 (UTC) The phrase "this is just plain silly" is not fact-based. If you bothered to look up regeneration you'd see that children have regenerated lost fingertips in some cases. It is obvious only to some people, but clearly not all people, that modification/mutilation by removal of foreskin in infancy can affect an adult man. How it affects the man might be POV, but whether it does is worthy of mention with regard to infants. With regard to controversy, I do not know why every issue must be sequestered to a sandbox. Circumcision is an automatic part of the birth process in many parts of the US, so this is relevant to expectant parents. In any case, Rhobite and I seemed to settle on a relatively neutral definition, so please leave that in. User:DanP 18:50, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC) :I'm sorry you misunderstood me, but I agree with Theresa and Vina - circumcision pov does not belong here. A link to the article in see also is fine. Please stop expanding the scope of your circumcision pov. User:Rhobite 19:05, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC) ::You beat me to the edit. Basically, that paragraph you (DanP) added, the only information that is relevant is the first sentence, and some is blatantly false. (not done outside of the United States?) I support linking in the see also field. -User:Vina 19:09, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC) ::Nothing was false, as the description said "frequently", but you clipped it off to make your point. Outside the US, RIC is not frequent. Let's keep relevant links in. But it seems strange to leave out this much info about infants, as the process of cutting them up is routine in some places, as was done to me. Expectant parents I guess you think should work without having this info immediately available, I take it? User:DanP 19:44, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC) :::Disagree, a quick perusal of the circumcision article proves you incorrect, there are countries that definitely do it "frequently". that are outside of the US. It is factually incorrect. Expectant parents can take a look at the see also articles. btw, CIRP is hardly a neutral site, which is needed if this is all you're going to link to. In any case, it is referred to from the circumcision article. I will remove. -User:Vina 20:32, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC) ::I don't believe I am wrong on this one. Male newborns are most often left intact in other countries, except based on a parent's religious motivation. The handful of routinely circumcising nations out there usually have a higher instance of childhood or puberty initiations. The US is the only one that does RIC most of the time, to my knowledge anyway. In any case, CIRP is the most diverse link out there. Infant is the subject in this case, and pure neutrality of every issue does not exist anywhere. Pain and feelings of violation are not something omitted from descriptions of human experience, you can find countless examples in this encyclopedia. User:DanP 23:20, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC) ::I'm not going to argue anymore about the paragraph removed, as I'm satisified with the link in the see also section. However, I have yet again removed the cirp link. Again, I remind you that people interested in Circumcision can easily get to that link from the appropriate page. and that Circumcision is not, in any way shape or form avoided. The see also section is pretty prominent. There is no justification in adding it here when the same information is repeated elsewhere, and when it is of questionable neutrality. -User:Vina 00:26, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC) ---- I do not want to get involved in an edit war ''(which is why I only edited infant once),'' but I would like to point out that both sides misunderstand each other: R. I. C. is an abbreviation for Routine Infant-Circumcision. All of this time, both side have written at crosspurposes. DanP is right about RIC. Basically U.S.-Ob/Gyns and jewish mohelim are responsible for > 90% of RIC. Moslems almost never bother mutilating babies. It is important to remember that not all know our abbreviations. As for the link it does have valuable information about infants, such as one need not mutilate them and how to clean intact infants ''(intact genitals of intact infants require no special attention).'' It is a good link. User:Walabio 00:34, 2004 Sep 3 (UTC) :My main problem is actually not that circumcision is referenced here. My main problem is that the entire point of the edit war over at circumcision is about the cirp link. To include it here is to invite the edit war here also, which has arguably already started. This issue is best resolved at circumcision. Even after concensus is reached there, I'm not sure that it belongs here, as it is duplicate information, which is easily gotten to by clicking on the circumcision link in the see also section. I haven't really decided on my position in that regard. -User:Vina 01:03, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC) :: As I stated, I like the link, it is a good link, but I would settle for a mere ''"see also."'' As long as the circumcisiophiliacs do not add a link promoting Routine Infant-Circumcision as a way of preventing blindness and insanity or whatever lie they use this weekis so that they should get their jollies at the expense of a poor innocent baby, I would be willing to let the link go. I cannot speak for the other Intactivists, but as long as the circumcisiophiliacs have no links, I would be happy with no links other than ''Also Related."'' :: User:Walabio 01:37, 2004 Sep 3 (UTC) :::I absolutely hate comments like this. They accomplish nothing except to infuriate. You know perfectly well that those who disagree with you are not conspiring against you or the world's uncut babies, so please stop implying it. ''Thank you.'' --User:Ardonik.User talk:Ardonik 03:33, Sep 6, 2004 (UTC) :::: Nice. That seems like an emotional outburst, Ardonik, not relevant to this article. I was an uncut baby once. Discussing the motives behind an act, or who is subjected to the act, is perfectly relevant to these articles. I hope you can agree. User:DanP 15:29, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC) :::::Not to this article though, it is completely off topic here. User:Theresa knott User talk:Theresa knott 00:07, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC) ---- == Freebies/cheapies - how would we know why? == It used to say this: ''Fees for transportation and entrance fees at locations such as amusement parks or museums are often waived; this is generally because the baby is not there for its own enjoyment, but because it cannot be left at home.'' I've changed it to this: ''Fees for transportation and entrance fees at locations such as amusement parks or museums are often waived.'' I changed it because I ''cannot'' see how this is other than speculation. There are plenty of possible reasons why this might happen but I don't see any reason for going for this particular one, unless you have serious evidence from museums, transport operators, amusement parks etc confirming that this is so. Otherwise, I think it is just a guess and do not think that is useful in this article. User:138.37.188.109 17:50, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC) == The image == I think the image of a baby is not suited for this article because in the image the baby's legs arent shown, and one might think infants dont have legs! 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