Learn about possible outcomes for premature babies.
Find out which substances teens use most often, and why, and what to do if you are concerned about your teen’s substance use.
Learn about the safety of vaccines, their side effects, how they are given and what they protect your child against.
Learn how to prevent, recognize and treat dehydration and other heat-related illnesses in children.
Play gives babies the opportunity for social interaction and learning. Find examples of appropriate toys for hospitalized babies from birth to 12 months.
Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.
Very premature babies are at risk for metabolic bone disease, a condition that affects their bone health and increases the risk of fractures.
Read about various behavioral problems that premature babies may develop as they grow. In general, the most premature babies are more at risk.
Learn about your newborn baby's nutritional requirements and how to successfully feed them.
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.
Learn about respiratory distress syndrome, a common condition in very premature babies.
Learn about the common causes of chronic lung disease in premature babies and the ways to diagnose and treat it.
Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.
Learn all about your newborn baby's eyesight, hearing, and senses of taste, touch and smell.
What to do when a premature baby leaves the Hospital: A variety of important points for parents of premature babies to keep in mind.
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.
This page contains information on book resources available for parents of premature babies.
Learn about what a premature baby needs to eat and how they can get proper nutrition.
Discover how to assess acute pain in an older child (age six to 12) at home and in medical settings.
Read about useful tips to care for infant skin, nails, teeth and gums.
Learn about cleft lip and cleft palate and its impact on a baby's feeding, hearing, teeth and speech.
Learn about newborn nutrition, routine care and everyday health issues as well as some common physical and emotional adjustments to life after pregnancy.
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.
Information for parents about trisomy 13, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delay and affects many different organ systems.
Read about apnea of prematurity, which is a condition in which premature babies take unusually long pauses (usually more than 20 seconds) between breaths.