Learn how to effectively keep your baby safe when using baby equipment, including change tables, cribs, strollers, carriers/slings, playpens and more.
Although many premature babies do not encounter any academic problems, some do. For example, up to 50% of very low birth weight (VLBW) babies will have some problems in school by Grade 3.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Learn about the importance of routine health care. Also find information about the importance of sleep and physical activity and how much your child should be getting.
Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies, which vary on the degree of prematurity and the severity and number of any complications.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
This page contains information on book resources available for parents of premature babies.
Learn what meconium is and why it is important that your baby pass their meconium in the first 24 hours of life.
Your baby will go through many changes in their first year of life. Find out how their nutrition needs change and how you can support their physical development, communication and transition to other caregivers.
Read about the sensory systems, sensory development in the first 18 months of a baby’s life and how your baby may be influenced by sensation. Suggestions such as gentle rocking, skin to skin contact, swinging and movement input are provided.
Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn about the methods of transportation necessary to accommodate premature birth, which is often an emergency event.
Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.
Learn about premature babies with chronic lung disease (CLD). A premature baby with CLD may require the use of oxygen and mechanical ventilation.
Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.
While DDH cannot always be prevented, there are hip healthy practices that may reduce the risk of developing DDH. Read about the practices and equipment that may help.
The recommendations in this article are for parents who are expressing and storing breast milk for their hospitalized babies. Breast milk acts as a medicine in babies who are sick or premature, and has the right nutritional balance for your baby.
Read about the proper sleep time for babies. Learn several ways of avoiding sleep time problems. Several tips to make sleep time easier are included.
Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses between breaths, and usually resolves itself.
Learn about making sleep time easier and safer for your newborn baby.
Read about useful tips to care for infant skin, nails, teeth and gums.
Read about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of post-hemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) in newborn babies.
