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Newborn Screening Test
All parents are offered the opportunity to have their baby screened for a number of rare disorders. This test is called the ‘newborn screening’. You might also hear it called the ‘heel prick’ test. It is usually done a few days after your baby’s birth and you will need to give permission for it to […] Read more
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Safe sleeping
While babies are asleep they may get into dangerous situations, e.g. suffocate under bedding or be caught between the cot side and mattress. How to reduce risks for your sleeping baby: Put baby down on the back to sleep from birth. Sleep baby with head and face uncovered. Avoid exposing babies to cigarette smoke before birth […] Read more
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Prescription medications and breastfeeding
Breastfeeding mothers can safely use most prescribed medications. Natural barriers in the cells that create breast milk make it difficult for most medications to pass into your milk. Even for those medications that do enter breast milk, most do so in amounts so low that there is no effect on the baby. Before your doctor […] Read more
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When to contact your hospital, doctor or midwife
Many women are unsure whether they should contact the hospital, their doctor or midwife when certain problems arise. The best advice is that if you are worried about anything, contact your doctor, midwife or hospital, however minor you may think it is; if it is bothering you then you need to speak to someone. It […] Read more
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Will your baby be normal?
At some time, every parent-in-waiting worries that there may be something wrong with their baby. Usually, these concerns don’t last very long. Some couples get through these concerns by discussing them openly and by planning what they would do if they had a baby with special needs. Women usually have more concerns about their unborn […] Read more