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Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge is the capital and second-largest city of Louisiana. Baton Rouge is located in the southeast portion of the state along the Mississippi River. It owes its historical importance to its site upon Istrouma Bluff, the first bluff upriver from the Mississippi River Delta, which protects the city?s residents from flooding and other natural disasters. In addition to this natural barrier, the city has built a levee system stretching from the bluff southward to protect the riverfront and low-lying agricultural areas. Baton Rouge is a major industrial and petrochemical center of the American South. The Port of Baton Rouge is the ninth largest in the United States in terms of tonnage shipped. The Baton Rouge region is called the "Capital Area."
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana)

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Dental Care for Babies

When to Start Caring for Your Baby's Teeth

It's a good idea to get in the habit of cleaning your baby's gums even before teeth emerge.

To clean your baby's mouth:

  1. Lay your baby in your lap with his or her head close to your chest.
  2. Gently, but firmly, rub a clean and damp piece of gauze or washcloth along both the upper and lower gums.
  3. Clean the gums at least two times a day -- after breakfast and after the last feeding of the day. Even better -- clean your baby's gums after every feeding.

What Is Teething?

Teething refers to the time when baby teeth (also called deciduous teeth or primary teeth) appear. Generally, teething first occurs between 6 months and 24 months of age. While this process is uneventful in some children; for others, it causes quite a bit of discomfort and irritability.

Check out this tooth chart and learn when to expect your baby's teeth to appear.

What Are Symptoms of Teething?

Symptoms include:

  • Increased irritability
  • Placing objects or fingers in the mouth and biting down on them
  • Increased saliva or drooling
  • Loss of appetite or becoming choosy about foods
  • Tender and swollen gums
  • Rash on cheeks or redness in the area of the cheeks near the affected gums
  • Restlessness
  • Ear pulling, which may be a sign of teething or possibly an ear infection (make an appointment to have your child seen by your doctor or pediatrician)

Teething does not result in fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. If your child experiences these problems, contact your doctor.

What Can I Do to Ease Teething Pain?

  • Massage your child's gums with a clean finger or the back of a small cold spo...

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Nausea and vomiting facts

  • Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of a disease or condition. The underlying cause of the illness causing nausea and vomiting should be identified and treated.
  • Nausea and vomiting symptom control is important both for comfort's sake and to prevent dehydration.
  • Dehydration can worsen nausea and vomiting.
  • Medication may be available to control symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

Introduction to nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of an underlying illness and not a specific disease. Nausea is the sensation that the stomach wants to empty itself, while vomiting (emesis) or throwing up, is the act of forcible emptying of the stomach. The term "dry heaves" refers to an episode of vomiting where there is no food in the stomach to vomit, and only clear secretions are vomited.

Vomiting is a violent act in which the stomach almost...

Emergency Contact for Baton Rouge

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • Police (719) 444-7000
  • Fire (719) 385-5950

Nearby Baton Rouge Hospitals *

Behavioral Health Hospital Baton Rouge
4040 North Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)343-1994

Baton Rouge General Medical Center Mid City
3600 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)387-7000

Cypress Psychiatric Hospital
4363 Convention St
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)336-8940

Benton Rehabilitation Hospital
4660 Convention St
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)336-1000

Earl K Long Medical Center
5825 Airline Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
(225)358-1000

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
5000 Hennessy Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225)765-6565

Promise Hospital of Baton Rouge Mid City Campus
3600 Florida Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225)387-7770

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Baton Rouge
8595 United Plaza Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225)927-0567

Woman's Hospital
9050 Airline Hwy
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(225)927-1300

Sage Rehabilitation Hospital
8000 Summa Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225)819-0703

Baton Rouge General Medical Center Bluebonnet
8585 Picardy Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225)763-4000

Surgical Specialty Centre
8080 Bluebonnet Blvd
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225)408-8080

Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge
17000 Medical Center Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225)752-2470

Promise Healthcare of Baton Rouge
17000 Medical Center Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225)236-5440

River West Medical Center
59355 River West Dr
Plaquemine, LA 70764
(225)687-9222

Lane Regional Medical Center
6300 Main St
Zachary, LA 70791
(225)658-4000

Gulf States LTAC Denham Springs
8375 Florida Blvd
Denham Springs, LA 70726
(225)665-2664

Eastern Louisana Mental Health System Greenwell Springs Campus
23260 Greenwell Spgs Rd
Greenwell Springs, LA 70739
(225)261-2730

St James Behavioral Health Hospital
3136 S St Landry Ave
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225)647-7524

Promise Hospital of Ascension
615 E Worthey Rd
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225)621-1200

St Elizabeth Hospital
1125 W Highway 30
Gonzales, LA 70737
(225)647-5000

Pointe Coupee General Hospital
2202 False River Dr
New Roads, LA 70760
(225)638-6331

West Feliciana Parish Hospital
5266 Commerce St
Saint Francisville, LA 70775
(225)635-3811

East Louisiana State Hospital
4502 Highway 951
Jackson, LA 70748
(225)634-0100

Prevost Memorial Hospital
301 Memorial Dr
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225)473-7931

Villa Feliciana Medical Complex
4980 Highway 10
Jackson, LA 70748
(225)634-4000

Gulf States LTAC Feliciana
9725 Grace Ln
Clinton, LA 70722
(225)683-1600

Assumption Community Hospital
135 Hwy 402
Napoleonville, LA 70390
(985)369-3600

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