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Sleep time for newborns

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

Sleep: Benefits and recommended amounts for children

​Learn how sleep improves brain function and mental health and how much sleep your child needs each night.

Skin conditions and birthmarks in newborns

Learn about the various skin conditions and birthmarks that can arise in a newborn baby. 

Stroke in newborns

Learn about strokes occurring in newborns. Stroke is caused by a blockage of the blood vessels in the brain and can happen at any age. Stroke occurs as frequently in newborns as in the elderly, yet it often goes unrecognized and untreated.

Sleep problems and cancer

During cancer treatment, your sleep might be affected by noise when staying in the hospital, or because you are stressed or in pain. Learn about what happens when you don't get enough sleep and how to manage sleep problems.

Sickle cell disease: How much sleep are you getting?

Getting enough sleep is an important part of having healthy sleep habits and coping with pain. Find tips for creating a sleep schedule to help you get enough sleep.

Sickle cell disease: Sleep restriction

Find out how to set up a new sleep schedule to help you spend more of your time in bed sleeping instead of tossing and turning.

Neonatal withdrawal syndromes

Read about the symptoms of neonatal withdrawal syndromes and approaches to treatment.

Sleep and your mental health: Overview

Sleep is a very important part of your mental and physical health. Check out the guided meditations on this page to help you fall asleep.

Breathing problems in newborns

Read about various types of breathing problems in newborn babies and the care that is provided to help them.

Crying in newborns

Crying in newborns is part of normal development. Learn how to effectively recognize the different types of cries your newborn baby might have.

Sleep and mental health: Sorting out your sleep routine

Use this video meditation every night as a bedtime ritual to learn tips on how to calm down and relax your mind before sleep.

Sickle cell disease: Scheduling worrying time

Thinking about your worries at bedtime can make you more anxious and make it harder to sleep. Find tips for reflecting on your worries during the day instead of when you are trying to sleep.

Getting enough sleep when you have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

Pain in newborns and babies

Babies can feel pain. Learn about ways pain in newborns and babies can be assessed and techniques that can help ease pain.

Pulmonary hypertension

Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of pulmonary hypertension in children.

Positive airway pressure (PAP): CPAP and BPAP

Learn about positive airway pressure (CPAP and BPAP) and how it can be used to help your child while they sleep.

Jaundice in newborns

Jaundice is a condition that causes the skin and the whites of the eyes to turn yellow. Learn about causes and treatments of jaundice in newborns.

Sleep problems and sickle cell disease

The most common sleep problem in teens and adults is insomnia (not being able to sleep). Learn more about what insomnia is and find out what causes it.

Sleep tips: How to help your teen get a good night's sleep

Use this video to help your child or teen learn about and develop a bedtime ritual so they can fall asleep more easily.

Assessing babies (from newborns to one year)

Read about pain assessment in babies (from newborns to one year olds). Both behavioral reactions and physical reactions to pain are assessed.

Sleep and sickle cell disease

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