Healthy Babies

Keeping baby confined to carriers or equipment can result in delays. While it’s tempting and convenient to have baby at arm’s length in a variety…

Immediately after birth, there are a few important things that can keep baby safe and healthy. Babies are recommended to be placed on their mom’s…

Vaccines can help protect you and your family from dangerous diseases during your pregnancy as well as through your child’s first years of life and…

Research shows getting skin-to-skin contact with your baby at birth, and thereafter, is ripe with benefits for both mom and baby. Still, there can be…

After 32 infant deaths, Fisher-Price is now recalling all 4.7 million sleepers produced and sold after warning parents about the risks of infant death just…

Did you know that your baby will need as many as 10,000 diaper changes during their life? Find out how to make each of these…

These tips will help your baby cut their chompers with as little pain as possible. There’s not a mom out there who hasn’t gazed down at…

From birth, protecting and promoting baby’s healthy skin is a daily job for parents and caregivers. Baby’s skin protects them from bacteria and germs, and…

For brand-new and veteran parents alike, being spit on, peed on, and yes, even pooped on is an accepted and expected parental rite of passage.…

Nature designed your baby’s cry to get your attention! Maybe baby is hungry, thirsty, uncomfortable, or having gas or in pain. Maybe baby is lonely…

Maybe your baby has more gadgets than toys in their nursery, but what do experts say makes a healthy, smart environment for your little one?…

Your late preterm baby born between 34-36 weeks has unique care, feeding and developmental needs; they need you to be their champion. Perhaps baby didn’t…

Here’s why the maternal-child nurses of AWHONN collect diapers, wipes and other essentials for at-risk families in their care and in their communities. At 8…

Looking to travel with your little ones? Be prepared when you plan ahead—then relax and enjoy the journey when traveling with tots! When you’re traveling with…

Many preemie parents feel like one father, who admitted, “When we took our little 4-pound baby girl home, [she had been in the hospital 14…

As a nurse, I am all about prevention. The latest safe infant sleep recommendations are based on what experts have learned and are known risk-factors…