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… pregnancy, tracking your progress, and preparing for your baby. The Pregnancy Passport includes: Information for you … your needs throughout your pregnancy, birth, and after your baby is born Information about the care you can expect … during pregnancy, birth, and the first weeks after your baby's birth A place to record check-ups and tests Places to …
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… Continue breastfeeding (or chestfeeding) and cuddling your baby. Keep your baby skin-to-skin until after your baby finishes the first feeding and then for as long as you …
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… is usually given first. This cut enlarges the space for the baby to pass through the vaginal opening. After the placenta … Sometimes, a soft plastic vacuum cup is placed on the baby's head and suction is used to help pull the baby out. The cup can leave a bruise and swelling, but this …
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… know skin-to-skin contact right after birth not only Helps baby latch on well to the breast, but it also strengthens a baby's immune system? Watch this video to learn more about … your newborn VIDEO: Admission to postpartum - keeping your baby skin-to-skin VIDEO: Baby's feeding cues and behaviours …
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… page: Overview Overview Counting your baby's movements is one way your doctor can tell that your baby is healthy. Most women—especially in a first pregnancy—feel their baby move for the first time between 16 and 22 weeks. The …
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… soreness or pain usually occurs for about a minute when the baby first latches on to the breast. Pain that is severe or … or bruised nipples. Sometimes sore nipples develop when the baby begins to suck harder because he or she is not getting … nipples. Sore nipples and breasts may also result from: The baby sucking for comfort ("hanging out") without a proper …
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… or cause symptoms. But if you pass the bacteria to your baby during the birth, it can cause serious health problems for your baby. If you have this bacteria in your body, you will get … in labour. Antibiotics help prevent problems for a newborn baby. After birth, doctors will watch and may test your …
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… is cut at birth, a stump of tissue remains attached to your baby's belly button (navel). The stump gradually dries and … heal more quickly. Keep the area clean and dry. Keep your baby's diaper folded below the umbilical cord stump. If … does not work well, before you put the diaper on your baby, cut out a small area near the top of the diaper to …
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… fluid means that there is too little fluid around your baby in the uterus during pregnancy. Having a low amount of this fluid can affect how the baby grows. It may lead to problems during labour and delivery. Amniotic fluid protects your baby from being bumped or hurt as you move your body. And it …
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… during pregnancy to look for possible problems with the baby (fetus). Birth defects develop when something is wrong … and diagnostic. Screening tests show the chance that a baby has a certain birth defect. It can't tell you for sure that your baby has a problem. If the test result is "positive," it …
