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Newborn Baby Checks – AGPAR
One of your main concerns when your baby’s born will almost certainly be is he or she OK? As soon as he’s born, your midwife will carry out some basic checks: Assessing his colour His breathing His heart rate His movements His crying This test is called the APGAR Test Sign Score 0 1 2…
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Bonding with your newborn baby
We hear a lot about how important the first hours of a baby’s life are for bonding – with the implication that it’s a problem if you don’t bond with your baby straight away. It’s true that the period immediately after birth is an important one for you and your baby to begin to get…
How to change a nappy: newborns
One of the many apprehensions for new parents is how to change a nappy. Many of us would not have had cause to go there before we have our own child, but the truth is that changing a nappy soon becomes second nature, and in reality it soon becomes the easiest day-to-day task of them all. The best thing…
Your baby’s appearance at birth
If this is your first baby, you may well have absolutely no idea about what he or she will be like when they’re born. A lot of new parents nowadays have had no contact at all with newborn babies before they have their own so they don’t know what to expect. This means that they…
Newborn baby care – skin care
Caring for your newborn’s skin Recent research has shown that it’s kinder on your baby’s skin if you avoid any products for the first few weeks after birth. At birth, the top layer of your baby’s skin is very thin and absorbent and this can mean it is more sensitive to damage from germs, chemicals…
