Newborn Baby Information

First checkup
Welcome to the world
Understanding your newborn
Newborn screening tests
For parents of babies born 3-6 weeks early
The NICU experience
Feeding your baby
Breastfeeding
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Caring for the umilical cord stump
Soothing your baby when she cries
Diapering your baby
Bathing your baby
Car seats

Newborn Screening

What you need to know: All states screen newborns for certain metabolic birth defects. (Metabolic refers to chemical changes that take place within living cells.) These conditions cannot be seen in the newborn, but can cause physical problems, mental retardation and, in some cases, death.

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For more information go to the March of Dimes website