Baby Care
Bathing a Newborn: How Partners and Family Can Help
Two or three baths a week is enough for a newborn, since more strips the skin barrier. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
Baby Care
Everyday newborn and infant care: bathing, skin, nappies, soothing, feeding equipment, safe sleep and the practical logistics of the first year.
Baby Care
Umbilical Cord Care: How Partners and Family Can Help
The stump dries and drops off between 5 and 15 days and needs air, not antiseptic. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Nappy Changing Basics: How Partners and Family Can Help
A newborn needs eight to twelve changes a day, and prompt changes prevent most rashes. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Nappy Rash Treatment: How Partners and Family Can Help
Most rashes are irritant dermatitis from moisture and friction, not infection. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Newborn Skin Care: How Partners and Family Can Help
Vernix, peeling and milia are normal, and less product is better in the first month. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Cradle Cap: How Partners and Family Can Help
Seborrhoeic dermatitis on the scalp is harmless and self-limiting. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Swaddling Safely: How Partners and Family Can Help
Swaddling can calm the startle reflex but must stop as soon as a baby shows signs of rolling. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Soothing a Crying Baby: How Partners and Family Can Help
Crying peaks around six weeks and reduces markedly by four months. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Colic: How Partners and Family Can Help
Prolonged crying without an identifiable cause affects up to one in five babies and resolves by three to four months. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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Winding and Burping: How Partners and Family Can Help
Swallowed air is uncomfortable for babies who feed fast or cry before feeding. specific jobs the people around you can take on for new parents.
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