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Babies: How can you tell if your baby is ill?

Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.

Breastfeeding your hospitalized baby

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You can still work on breastfeeding while your baby is in the hospital. Learn how to prepare for breastfeeding and recognize your baby’s feeding cues.

Crying in newborns

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Crying in newborns is part of normal development. Learn how to effectively recognize the different types of cries your newborn baby might have.

HIV and your baby

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Learn how to lower the risk of passing HIV to your baby and how the doctor can tell if your baby has HIV once they are born.

Crying: What you can do

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Learn about managing your baby's crying. Keeping calm and comforting your baby will often help soothe them.

Nutrition for your baby

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Discover the various stages of your baby's nutrition and how to handle issues such as spitting up.

Mental health in infants with congenital heart conditions

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It is important to pay attention to infant mental health, especially for babies with congenital heart disease (CHD). Learn how to read your baby's cues and how you can help your baby achieve their developmental milestones.

The health-care team for very ill newborn babies

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Read about the various types of health care professionals who may need to treat a baby who is very ill. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.

Choanal atresia: Bilateral

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In bilateral choanal atresia both sides of the nasal passage are blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.

Expressing milk for your healthy baby

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Read about pumping or hand expressing your breast milk when you will be away from your breastfed baby during feeding time. Learn how to help the pumping process go more smoothly.

Bath time for babies

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How to effectively give a baby a bath, either in the baby tub or the "big" tub. Considerations for bathtub safety are provided.

Supplementation for breastfeeding babies

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Supplementation is a way to give your baby extra nutrition and calories while breastfeeding. Read about what supplies are required and tips for successful feeding.

Going home from the NICU

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Read about issues that parents and caregivers must address in order to prepare for a baby's discharge from the NICU and arrival at home.

Colic

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Learn about the possible causes of colic and ways to treat it. Colic, though upsetting for you and your baby, often goes away by three or four months of age.

Spina bifida: Treatment and caring for your child after surgical repair

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Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.

Feeding a baby with a heart condition

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Read about feeding a baby with a heart condition. It is best to breastfeed, but if you cannot, you can express your breast milk to keep up your milk volume.

Skin care, nail care and dental care for babies

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Read about useful tips to care for infant skin, nails, teeth and gums.

Premature babies: At home

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What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.

Attachment and premature babies

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All babies are born relationship ready. Babies are also born with attachment-based behaviours (crying) that cue their caregiver when they are in distress and need them close. Learn how the baby’s cry and the caregiver’s response to the cry develops the attachment relationship.

Skin-to-skin kangaroo care for your hospitalized baby

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Kangaroo care is skin-to-skin touch between a parent and baby. Learn more about kangaroo care and the benefits of skin-to-skin contact.

HIV and pregnancy

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If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.

Nutrition and feeding consultants for patients with congenital heart disease

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Read about various nutrition and feeding consultants, such as dietitians and lactation consultants, who work to ensure that babies and children with heart conditions receive proper nutrition.

Feeding and nutrition of newborn babies

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Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.

Holding and dressing your baby

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Helpful tips on holding and dressing a baby. Though they are not as fragile as they look, it is important to handle your baby gently for them to feel safe.

Pavlik harness

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Learn how to care for your baby and use the Pavlik harness orthosis.