New parents and baby
Tools for recovering and adjusting to your new baby, to help you care for your new baby and yourself from birth until the first year.
Resources
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New baby basics
You can never fully prepare to become a parent for the first time. Whether you'…
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Breastfeeding/chestfeeding
Breastfeeding/chestfeeding isn't easy always easy. It can take a lot of patienc…
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Child care
Whether you need full-time or part-time child care for your child, most parents…
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How to keep children's teeth healthy
Healthy habits that prevent gum disease and tooth decay start even before teeth…
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Growth and development, infants to 18 months
As your child grows through the stages of being infant on the way to becoming a…
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Medical care for babies and young children
It's normal to worry about your child and to try to keep them as safe as possib…
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Postpartum depression
Learn the signs of postpartum depression and where to get help.
Common childhood diseases
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Chickenpox
Chickenpox, once a common infection in children, is now vaccine preventable. It…
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Cold sores
Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. There are two types of the v…
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Common cold
Colds are caused by viruses, not bacteria. An antibiotic will not help. Colds s…
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Thrush & Candida diaper rash (yeast infection)
Candida is a type of yeast infection. It lives in the intestines of people with…
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Ear infections
Ear infections are common in young children. Viruses cause most ear infections…
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Fever
Fever is very common in children. It is usually caused by an infection, but it …
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Hand, foot & mouth disease
Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by a virus. Anyone can get hand, foot an…
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Impetigo
Impetigo is a skin infection that is most common in children. It is caused by b…
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Influenza (flu)
Influenza, often called the "flu," is an infection of the nose, throat and lung…
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Rubella (German measles)
Rubella, also known as German measles, is a disease caused by the rubella virus…
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Meningitis
Meningitis is an inflammation of the protective lining around the brain and spi…
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Mumps
Mumps is a viral illness causing fever and swelling of the salivary glands in t…
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Norovirus
Noroviruses are a group of viruses that cause acute gastroenteritis, commonly r…
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Whooping cough (Pertussis)
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a bacterial infection of the lining of the res…
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Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
Pinkeye, also called conjunctivitis, is a common childhood illness.
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Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. It can affect your ability to get oxyge…
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Roseola
Roseola is a common infection in children ages 6 to 24 months. Roseola is cause…
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Rotavirus
Rotavirus is a vaccine-preventable disease that is the most common cause of sev…
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Streptococcal infections
Streptococcal infections are common in young children. They are caused by bacte…
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Thrush & Candida diaper rash (yeast infection)
Candida is a type of yeast infection. It lives in the intestines of people with…
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Diarrhea
Diarrhea is a common problem in children. It is usually mild and lasts for a sh…
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Vomiting
Learn how to stay safe from vomiting, and how to take care of a child who is vo…
