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      Sleep time for newborns

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      Learn about making sleep time easier and safer for your newborn baby.

      Sudden unexpected infant death

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      Read about sudden infant deaths while sleeping and about ways parents and caregivers can lower the risk in infants.

      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.

      Newborn baby safety

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      How to effectively keep your newborn baby safe and comforted. Tips, such as holding them to offer proper head support, are included.

      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.

      Tummy time: Helping your baby

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      Learn about the benefits of tummy time and how to encourage your baby to spend supervised awake time on their stomach.

      Newborns and babies

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      Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.

      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.

      Baby equipment safety

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      Learn how to effectively keep your baby safe when using baby equipment, including change tables, cribs, strollers, carriers/slings, playpens and more.

      Baby Hip Clinic

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      Learn about the SickKids interprofessional outpatient clinic for newborn babies to assist in the diagnosis and non-operative treatment of DDH.

      Sleep and sickle cell disease

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      Learn about how long the average person should sleep, what happens when you sleep and why sleep is important.

      Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up recommendations: Six week visit

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      This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in babies aged six weeks, who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.

      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.

      Sleep problems in children

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      ​Learn about some of the common problems your child may have when falling asleep and staying asleep and what you can do to help your child sleep well.

      Epilepsy: How to keep your child safe inside and outside the home

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      Read about keeping a child with epilepsy safe at home, at school and with friends.

      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.

      Neonatal neurodevelopmental follow-up recommendations: Four month visit

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      This page provides recommendations to encourage neurodevelopment in four month old babies who have spent time in the NICU or CCCU.

      Your baby's cleft lip repair

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      Fixing a cleft lip involves two operations. Learn about the operations and what you need to know before, during and after both surgeries.

      CT scan

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      A CT scan uses X-rays to produce images of the body. Learn about how CT scans work, when they are used, and what to expect during the procedure.

      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.

      Activity recommendations for your infant after heart surgery

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      If your infant has heart surgery, there are specific activity recommendations you must follow. Learn how to help your infant recover after heart surgery.

      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.

      Flat head syndrome (positional plagiocephaly and brachycephaly)

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      Learn about flat head syndrome and how it is treated.

      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.

      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.

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