All special babies have problems.
Most require health or other government services to help the parents meet the babies' needs and care for them at home. Special babies have problems that could have resulted from an illness, underdevelopment, genetic traits , an accident, or an unknown cause. Others may need respiratory monitors to alert parents. feeding problems - some babies cannot suck, swallow or keep food down and need to be fed with tubes or through an intravenous line . Others need special diets or positions to correct problems. These problems may limit moving.