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What Are the Most Expensive Purchases for a Newborn?
When you bring a newborn home, make sure you have extra closet space -- you're going to need it. A parent may look at this tiny bundle and wonder, "How can such
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Neurological Behavior of a Newborn
Neurological function is often assessed within the first few moments of life for newborns. Accuracy isn’t always the best initially because newborns aren’t very
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Are Laptops Safe Around Newborns?
If you plan on spending down time at home after your baby's birth surfing the net or possibly even getting some work done, the thought that your laptops could h
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When to Use a Brush on a Newborn
Even though some newborns are born with almost no hair at all, your newborn might need you to begin caring from her hair shortly after her birth. If she was bor
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How to Bond With Your Baby After a C-Section
A 2008 study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry reported that vaginal delivery may lead to better mother/child bonding than Cesarean se
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The Importance of Touch With a Newborn Baby
Advocates of attachment parenting have championed close contact with newborns for years, but recent research confirms that touch is crucial for optimal developm
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Cribs & SIDS Prevention
SIDS is defined as the sudden and unexplainable death in a baby under the age of 1. This is the leading cause of death in infants under 1 year of age, according
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What Affects a Diaper's Absorbency?
The selection of diapers facing new parents is potentially overwhelming, with brands containing varying levels of absorbency. There are multiple brands and diff
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Are Synthetic Cloth Diapers Safe?
People continue to debate whether cloth diapers are better for the environment than disposable diapers - even if they are reusable, they still use water and ene
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How to Find a Caregiver for a Newborn in Maryland
Whether you are a working parent returning to the office after maternity leave or you simply need a little help with child care a few days a week, finding relia
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Things to Do With Your Newborn
The first few months of a baby’s life can be stressful since everyone is trying to establish a routine that includes the needs of the new baby. Sleep is often s
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Things Never to Give Newborns
Parents want nothing but the best for their new babies. It is important to remember that a newborn infant’s needs and tolerances are much different from older b
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Why Do Parents Choose Not to Have Babies in Hospitals?
Most babies born in the United States will experience the world for the first time in a hospital setting. Others are likely to be born at home or in special bir
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How Do Infants Adjust to Life Outside the Womb?
Leaving a mother's cozy womb to enter the outside world is no easy transition for a newborn. This new environment is bright, loud and rather scary to an infant
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What Happens if You Don't Burp a Newborn?
For many people, burping newborns is as much a part of the feeding as using a particular chair or a special blanket. Not all babies need to be burped, but most
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What Is the Purpose of the NICU?
After waiting nine months to hold your newborn in your arms, it can be upsetting to hear that he requires specialized care and must stay in the neonatal intensi