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Newborn Care in the Hospital

In the Delivery Room
After a Vaginal Delivery
After a Cesarean Delivery
If Your Baby Has Problems
Physical Examination
Gestational Age
Newborn Measurements
Eye Prophylaxis
Vitamin K Injection
Newborn Screening Tests
Hearing Screening Tests
Newborn Immunizations
Your Baby's First Check-Up

Newborn Care at Home

Appearance
Bathing and Skin Care
Circumcision
Crying
Diapers/Diaper Rash
Getting to Know Your Baby
Growth and Development
Growth and Dev. 1 to 3 Months
Reflexes
Senses
Sleep Patterns
Taking Your Baby's Temperature
Umbilical Cord Care
Warning Signs

Newborn A to Z

Appearance
Bathing
Behavior Changes
Behavior Patterns & Activities
Birth Defects
Birth Injury
Bonding
Breathing Problems
Cesarean Delivery Care
Circumcision
Colic
Cord Care
Crying
Delivery Room
Diapers/Diaper Rash
Diarrhea
Digestion Problems
Dubowitz Exam
Eye Prophylaxis
Fever
Gestational Age
Health Examination
Hearing Screening
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Hypoglycemia
Immunizations for Children
Immunizations for Newborns
Jaundice
Measuring a Baby's Temperature
Physical Examination
Problems after Birth
Reflexes
Screening Tests
Senses
Skin Care
Skin Color
Sleep Patterns
Tests and Procedures
Thrush
Transient Tachypnea
Umbilical Cord Care
Vaginal Delivery Care
Vitamin K Injection
Vomiting
Warning Signs
Weight and Measurements

Feeding Your Baby

Benefits of Breast Milk
Bottle-Feeding
Bottles and Breastfeeding
Breast Milk Collection and Storage
Breastfeeding Difficulties (Baby)
Breastfeeding Difficulties (Mother)
Breastfeeding Guide
Childcare and Breastfeeding
Delayed Milk Production
Effective Breastfeeding
Effective Sucking
Feeding Guide for Older Infants
Flat Nipples
Freezing Breast Milk
How Milk is Made
How to Breastfeed
Infections
Inverted Nipples
Latch-On Problems
Low Milk Production
Mastitis
Maternity Leave
Mismanaged Breastfeeding
Nutrition and Breastfeeding
Over-Active Let-Down
Plugged Milk Ducts
Pump Care
Pumping Equipment
Pumping Guide
Pumping Procedure
Sore Nipples
Storing Breast Milk
Sucking Problems
Thawing Frozen Breast Milk
Weight Gain Problems
Work and Breastfeeding Guide
Work, Before You Go Back
Working and Breastfeeding
Workplace and Breastfeeding

Getting Ready for Your Baby

Choosing a Pediatrician
Getting Ready at Home
Preparing the Family
Shopping List

Newborn Problems

Behavior Changes
Birth Defects
Birth Injury
Breathing Problems
Colic
Digestion Problems
Fever
Hypoglycemia
Jaundice
Skin Color
Thrush
Transient Tachypnea
Warning Signs

Frequently Asked Questions about Newborns

How much does a newborn sleep?

What equipment and furniture should I buy?

How do I provide care after a circumcision?

What are the recommended childhood immunization guidelines?

How do I care for diaper rash?

Additional Resources

Recommended Books

Online Resources

Glossary


Pediatric Care at Rush

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, is a leader in caring for children of all ages, from newborns through young adults.

At Rush, physicians from more than 30 specialties address the full range of pediatric diseases and congenital problems, from the common to the complex. Rush pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, nurses and other health professionals provide care that aims to fulfill community needs, empower parents and advance pediatric care.

For more information about the pediatric care at Rush visit the Rush Children’s Hospital home page.

Or phone (888) RUSH-KID or (888) 787-4543.

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Just phone (888) 352-RUSH or (888) 352-7874 for help finding the Rush doctor who’s right for you.


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Baby's Care After a Cesarean Delivery
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Breast Milk Collection and Storage
Breast Milk Expression
Breast Milk is the Best Milk
Breastfeeding Difficulties - Baby
Breastfeeding Difficulties - Mother
Breastfeeding and Returning to Work
Childcare
Childhood Immunizations
Effective Breastfeeding
Effective Sucking
Eye Prophylaxis/Vitamin K Injection
Feeding Your Newborn - Bottle-Feeding
Feeding Your Newborn - Breastfeeding Your Baby
Feeding Your Newborn - Infant Feeding Guide
Flat or Inverted Nipples
Gestational Assessment
Getting Ready
Getting Started
Hearing Screening Tests
Helpful Equipment
How Milk is Made
Ineffective Latch-On or Sucking
Insufficient or Delayed Milk Production
Introducing a Bottle
Low Milk Production
Mastitis
Maternal Nutrition and Breastfeeding
Maternity Leave
Measurements
Mismanaged Breastfeeding
Newborn - Crying
Newborn - Reflexes
Newborn - Senses
Newborn - Sleep Patterns
Newborn Babies - Bathing and Skin Care
Newborn Babies - Behavior Changes
Newborn Babies - Birth Defects
Newborn Babies - Birth Injuries
Newborn Babies - Breathing Problems
Newborn Babies - Choosing a Pediatrician
Newborn Babies - Circumcison
Newborn Babies - Common Procedures
Newborn Babies - Diapers/Diaper Rash
Newborn Babies - Fever in A Newborn
Newborn Babies - Gastrointestinal Problems
Newborn Babies - Getting Ready at Home
Newborn Babies - Getting to Know Your New Baby
Newborn Babies - Glossary
Newborn Babies - Hypoglycemia
Newborn Babies - Jaundice
Newborn Babies - Measuring a Baby's Temperature
Newborn Babies - Newborn Appearance
Newborn Babies - Newborn Health Assessment
Newborn Babies - Normal Newborn Behaviors and Activities
Newborn Babies - Online Resources
Newborn Babies - Preparing The Family
Newborn Babies - Recommended Books on Newborn Babies
Newborn Babies - Skin Color Changes
Newborn Babies - The Growing Child: 1 to 3 Months
Newborn Babies - The Growing Child: Newborn
Newborn Babies - Thrush
Newborn Babies - Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Newborn Babies - Umbilical Cord Care
Newborn Immunizations
Newborn Screening Tests
Normal Newborn - Baby's Care After Birth
Over-Active Let-Down
Physical Examination
Plugged Milk Ducts
Slow or Poor Infant Weight Gain
Sore Nipples
Storing Your Breast Milk
Taking Care of Your Breast Pump and Collection Kit
Thawing Breast Milk
Using a Breast Pump
Warning Signs
When a Baby Has Difficulty After Birth
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