Here’s Why Skin to Skin is So Essential Research shows getting skin-to-skin contact with your baby at birth, and thereafter, is ripe with benefits…

The Importance Of Skin To Skin You may have already included the request in your birth plan to have your baby placed on your…

Use these research-based tips from the nurse experts of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to help protect your baby’s…

At Healthy Mom&Baby, we’re all about health. And just like you, we like to look good, too. So, when it came time to write…

Bathing & Moisturizing Baby’s Skin From birth, protecting and promoting baby’s healthy skin is a daily job for parents and caregivers. Baby’s skin protects…

Six Strategies For Choosing Newborn Skin Care Products There is nothing quite as yummy as the feel and smell of your newborn’s skin. Selecting…

Skincare Basics Caring for your baby’s skin is easy when you know the basics. Most babies enjoy having their skin gently rubbed and massaged.…

Harsh winds can rapidly dehydrate our skin, leaving us with chapped lips, dry hands and red cheeks. Those long, hot baths we sooth ourselves…

Learn About Periodic Fetal Heart Monitoring Options Electronic fetal heart monitoring helps your pregnancy care provider and nurses understand how baby is doing during…

Keeping Baby Safe from the Start Immediately after birth, there are a few important things that can keep baby safe and healthy. Babies are…

What’s New with Safe Infant Sleep? As a nurse, I am all about prevention. The latest safe infant sleep recommendations are based on what…

5 Tips in Caring for Late Preterm Infants Babies born just 3 to 6 weeks early are at a greater risk for potentially serious…

Exploring Hemangiomas Hemangiomas are strawberry-like birthmarks that can appear anytime within the first 6 months of life, and most likely will one day disappear as…

Birthing surgically by cesarean section hardly seems something you’d call gentle, but a new term is emerging to describe how some hospitals are trying…

Morning sickness in pregnancy? There’s an app for that It’s no one’s favorite part of pregnancy. Rather, morning sickness is often seen as a…

Breastfeeding is natural; you just need patience and practice for you and your baby to get the hang of it. It’s worth the effort because…

Chances are the nurses who helped you bathe your premature baby in the hospital taught you a few tips and techniques to gently care…

Cocoon Your Baby Newborns and young infants are especially vulnerable to infectious diseases, particularly pertussis (whooping cough) and influenza. If your baby were to…

Pediatrician William Sears is known for his practical and innovative advice – including how dads can nurse their babies. When Healthy Mom&Baby met with…

Considering Circumcision “Congratulations, it’s a boy!” These happy words are heard by parents every day and quickly followed by “Do you want him circumcised?”…