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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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      Infantile spasms

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      Learn about infantile spasms, a type of epilepsy. Learn how infantile spasms are diagnosed and treated, and who can help you and your baby.

      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).

      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.

      Transplant: How to get support from your network

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      Learn how to make the most of your network to get the support you need when a child has a long-term illness.

      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.

      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.

      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.

      Introducing new food textures to your baby

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

      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.

      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.

      Understanding your baby's feeding cues

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      Learn the signs that your baby is ready to feed themselves and find out how to keep them safe while they eat solid foods.

      Osteoporosis: Minimizing the risk of fractures

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

      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.

      Talking to kids about serious illness

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      Learn about how to talk to your child about serious illness and how to answer some of the common questions and concerns they may have.

      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.

      Helping a child cope with a brain tumour

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      Find advice to help you with the extremely difficult task of helping your child cope and adjust to a brain tumour diagnosis.

      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.

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