Infant and Newborn Care

Summary

Going home with a new baby is exciting, but it can be scary, too. Newborns have many needs, like frequent feedings and diaper changes. Babies can have health issues that are different from older children and adults, like diaper rash and cradle cap.

Your baby will go through many changes during the first year of life. You may feel uneasy at first. Ask your health care provider for help if you need it.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Specifics

• About Skin-to-Skin Care (Kangaroo Care) American Academy of Pediatrics
• Baby Bath Basics Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Baby Naps: Daytime Sleep Tips Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Bathing Your Baby Nemours Foundation
• Bed-Sharing Nemours Foundation
• Burping Your Baby Nemours Foundation
• Crying Baby: What to Do When Your Newborn Cries Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Dental Hygiene: How to Care for Your Baby’s Teeth American Academy of Family Physicians
• Diapering Your Baby Nemours Foundation
• Healthy Smile for Your Baby National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
• Kids and Sleep (For Parents) Nemours Foundation
• Safely Soothing Teething Pain and Sensory Needs in Babies and Older Children Food and Drug Administration
• Sleep and Newborns Nemours Foundation
• Spitting up in Babies: What’s Normal, What’s Not Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Teething Tots Nemours Foundation
• Tummy Time for a Healthy Baby Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Umbilical Cord Care: Do’s and Don’ts for Parents Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Uncircumcised Penis: Is Special Care Needed? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

Encyclopedia

• Babinski reflex Medical Encyclopedia
• Bedtime habits for infants and children Medical Encyclopedia
• Cranial sutures Medical Encyclopedia
• Moro reflex Medical Encyclopedia
• Nail care for newborns Medical Encyclopedia
• Skin findings in newborns Medical Encyclopedia
• Teething Medical Encyclopedia

Related Issues

• Baby Carriers: Backpacks, Front Packs, and Slings American Academy of Pediatrics
• Baby Poop: What’s Normal? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Baby’s Head Shape: What’s Normal? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Car Seat Safety Nemours Foundation
• Choosing Safe Baby Products Nemours Foundation
• Communication and Your Newborn Nemours Foundation
• Daily Medicine Record for Your Child Food and Drug Administration
• Infant Constipation: How Is It Treated? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Laundering Your Baby’s Clothes Nemours Foundation
• Pacifiers: Are They Good for Your Baby? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
• Safe Sleep — Cribs and Infant Products Consumer Product Safety Commission
• What Are Some Ways to Promote Infant Safety in a Car? Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Patient Handouts

• Baby supplies you need Medical Encyclopedia
• Bathing an infant Medical Encyclopedia
• Bonding with your newborn Medical Encyclopedia
• Buying and caring for baby bottles and nipples Medical Encyclopedia
• Changes in the newborn at birth Medical Encyclopedia
• Colic and crying – self-care Medical Encyclopedia
• Cribs and crib safety Medical Encyclopedia
• Crying in infancy Medical Encyclopedia
• Infant reflexes Medical Encyclopedia
• Newborn head molding Medical Encyclopedia
• Umbilical cord care in newborns Medical Encyclopedia

Start Here

• Bringing Baby Home: How to Prepare for the Arrival of Your Newborn American Academy of Pediatrics
• First Day of Life Nemours Foundation
• Guide for First-Time Parents Nemours Foundation
• Infant Care and Infant Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Infants and Toddlers (Ages 0-3) – Raising Healthy Children Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Looking at Your Newborn: What’s Normal Nemours Foundation
• Your Child’s Development: 2 Months Nemours Foundation

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant Care National Institutes of Health

Find an Expert

• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Find a Pediatrician or Pediatric Specialist American Academy of Pediatrics
• KidsHealth Nemours Foundation

Journal Articles

• Infant and newborn care

Statistics and Research

• Safe Sleep for Babies Centers for Disease Control and Prevention