Discover the physical and behavioural signs that your baby may be ill and learn when to take your baby to a health-care provider.
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.
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.
Crying in newborns is part of normal development. Learn how to effectively recognize the different types of cries your newborn baby might have.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Learn about managing your baby's crying. Keeping calm and comforting your baby will often help soothe them.
Information on the extremely difficult task of helping siblings adjust to their sibling suffering from a brain tumour.
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.
If you are infected with HIV and pregnant, learn how certain medicines can lower the risk of passing HIV on to your baby.
Learn how and when to introduce different food textures to your child.
Learn how to make the most of your network to get the support you need when a child has a long-term illness.
Learn the signs that your baby is ready to feed themselves and find out how to keep them safe while they eat solid foods.
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.
Find out how to safely hold and support your baby or child with osteoporosis.
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.
Learn about infantile spasms, a type of epilepsy. Learn how infantile spasms are diagnosed and treated, and who can help you and your baby.
Find out how you can help your child cope with difficult emotions by learning and talking about them.
Learn how you can help siblings cope, after your child's blood and marrow transplant (BMT).
Read about different types of attachment that a baby or child might develop. Attachment issues, such as disorganized attachment, are discussed.
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.
When you tell your child about the operation depends on your child's age and how anxious you think your child will be. Use the ages on this page as a guideline.
Learn about the restrictions in protective isolation, after your child's blood and marrow transplant.
