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Nutrition before and during pregnancy

Nutrition plays an important role in supporting a healthy pregnancy. Find out how to get the right nutrients to support you and your baby.

Folate

Health A-Z

Discover the role of folate in the body and how to get enough in your diet.

Spina bifida

Health A-Z

June is Spina Bifida Awareness Month. Learn about the four different types of spina bifida, their causes and how it is diagnosed.

Heart conditions and examples of complementary and alternative therapies

Health A-Z

Learn about complementary and alternative therapy for children with heart conditions. Art therapy and aromatherapy are among the therapies discussed.

Supplementation for breastfeeding babies

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Supplementation is a way to give your baby extra nutrition and calories while breastfeeding. Read about what supplies are required and tips for successful feeding.

Food safety and vitamin D supplementation after a bone marrow transplant (BMT)

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Learn about vitamin D supplementation and reducing your child's risk of foodborne illness following a bone marrow transplant (BMT).

Side-lying bottle supplementation for breastfeeding babies

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Supplementation is a way to give your baby extra nutrition and calories while breastfeeding. Read about what supplies are required and tips for successful feeding with a bottle.

Nasogastric (NG) Tube: How to insert your child's NG tube

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A guide on how to insert your child's nasogastric tube.

Natural health products and cancer treatment

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Learn about possible interactions between cancer treatments and natural health products

Atrial septal defect (ASD)

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Learn about the types of atrial septal defects (ASD), how they are diagnosed, treated, and what the long-term outcomes for children with ASD.

Nasogastric (NG) tube: Feeding your child

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A guide on how to feed your child through a nasogastric tube, when to flush the tube and how to clean the equipment.

Types of medications for heart conditions

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A variety of different medications are used in treating heart conditions. Read about the different classes of medication that may be used.

Breastfeeding

Learning Hub

Find information for parents about breastfeeding. In addition, find information about expressing breast milk, feeding a baby in hospital, supplementation feeding and weaning. Also learn about troubleshooting breastfeeding problems.

G tubes: Balloon G tubes

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A balloon G tube is a type of feeding tube that has a balloon on the end to help prevent the tube from being accidentally pulled out. Learn how to care for your child’s balloon G tube and change it at home.

Tracheostomy: How to change your child's tracheostomy tube

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Learn step-by-step instructions for changing your child's tracheostomy tube and Velcro tube ties.

Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunts

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The Blalock-Thomas-Taussig (BTT) shunt helps babies with certain heart defects get enough oxygen until they can have surgery to fix the defect.

Chest tube insertion using image guidance

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The pleural space can fill up with fluid or air after a serious injury or operation, or as a result of disease. Chest tubes are placed into the pleural space to drain the fluid or air.

Tracheotomy and tracheostomy tube: How they help your child

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Learn what to expect when your child has a tracheotomy and is fitted with a tracheostomy tube.

Atrial septal defect: Closure in the heart catheterization lab

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An atrial septal defect is an opening in the membrane between two chambers of the heart. Learn about heart catheterization to fix atrial septal defects.

Feeding tube weaning

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Tube weaning is the process of safely transitioning from a feeding tube to eating and drinking by mouth. Learn about tube weaning, assessing oral feeding readiness, managing associated risks and follow-up care.

Enteral nutrition in intestinal failure

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Enteral nutrition is any method of feeding that uses the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to deliver nutrition to your child. It can include food given through their mouth or through a feeding tube.

Complementary and alternative medicines for JIA

Health A-Z

There are various complementary and alternative therapies that are available in the treatment of JIA. Learn the difference between complementary and alternative therapies and how to tell which ones are safe for your child.

Leucovorin

Drug A-Z

Your child needs to take the medicine called leucovorin. This information sheet explains what leucovorin does, how to give it, and what side effects, or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.

Life support during heart surgery

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During heart surgery, your child will likely be supported by mechanical ventilation, cardiopulmonary bypass, extracorporeal life support, hemoconcentration, circulatory arrest, or selective cerebral perfusion.

Retinoic Acid for Oncology

Drug A-Z

Your child needs to take the medicine called retinoic acid. This information sheet explains what retinoic acid does, how to give it, and what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.