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Neonatal conjunctivitis and blocked tear duct
Health and Wellbeing
Mild eye irritation or discharge, narrowed or blocked tear duct, and conjunctivitis are the most common problems and eye ...
Baby crying.
Responsive Parenting
Crying is the way a baby communicates with his/her surroundings. Babies cry often and a lot (at least that's how it seem ...
Tummy time for babies: in pictures
Health and Wellbeing
Pressure on the baby's soft skull can change the shape of his/her head and lead to deformity (plagiocephaly). Fortunatel ...
newborn girl in fathers hands
Health and Wellbeing
During the first week of life, a newborn adapts to his/her new environment. The outside world is completely different fr ...
A newborn baby
Health and Wellbeing
Jaundice is a common cause of a newborn's prolonged stay in the maternity hospital, and sometimes causes (unnecessary) c ...
A baby taking bath with foam over his head
Responsive Parenting
"Newborn babies sometimes don't like to bathe. Slightly older children may be afraid of bathing. It is, therefore, impor ...
Hepatitis B
Health and Wellbeing
Hepatitis B is rare in countries where children are routinely immunised against it. Hepatitis B symptoms include tiredne ...
Hepatitis B
Health and Wellbeing
The hepatitis B vaccine is given to children to protect them against hepatitis B
Tuberculosis
Health and Wellbeing
"Tuberculosis is an infectious disease which most often affects the lungs, but it can also spread to other parts of the ...