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

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

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      How to help a child understand and cope with their emotions

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      Find out how you can help your child cope with difficult emotions by learning and talking about them.

      Osteoporosis: Minimizing the risk of fractures

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      Find out how to safely hold and support your baby or child with osteoporosis.

      Decision making in the NICU

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      Learn about how families and the health-care team work together to make important decisions about the care of babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

      Caring for yourself when your child is ill

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      Read about coping with the challenges of taking care of a child who is ill. These challenges can have a huge impact on the relationship between parents.

      Helping your teen cope with scoliosis surgery

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      Having scoliosis surgery can be a very emotionally difficult experience for a teenager. Learn about common stressors as well as how to cope with them.

      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.

      Blood and marrow transplant: Helping siblings cope

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      Learn how you can help siblings cope, after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).

      Viral respiratory infection

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      Viral respiratory infection is a general term for lung and airway infections. Read about different viruses that can cause viral respiratory infections and treatment options.

      Different types of attachment

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      Read about different types of attachment that a baby or child might develop. Attachment issues, such as disorganized attachment, are discussed.

      Protective isolation for blood and marrow transplant

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      Learn about the restrictions in protective isolation, after your child's blood and marrow transplant.

      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.

      Brain tumours: Helping siblings cope

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      Information on the extremely difficult task of helping siblings adjust to their sibling suffering from a brain tumour.

      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.

      Helping your child cope with leukemia

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      Learn what you can do to help your child cope with leukemia treatment, procedures, and side effects.

      Transport to specialized neonatal facilities

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      Learn about how newborns and infants are safely transported from a community hospital or nursing station to a hospital that can provide the necessary expertise to care for sick premature or term babies.

      Introducing new food textures to your baby

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      Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.

      Learning to think: The first six months

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      Learn about cognitive development, or the ability to think, over the first six months of a baby's life. 

      Nutrition: How a balanced diet can help you when a child is in hospital

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      Caring for an ill child is stressful. Learn some helpful tips about healthy eating on the go.

      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.

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