Newborn Hearing Screening
My baby had a newborn hearing screening before we left the hospital. The newborn hearing screening went fine until we got the results
My baby had a newborn hearing screening before we left the hospital. The newborn hearing screening went fine until we got the results
Thanks to her traumatic birth, my baby has a head injury from the vacuum extractor.
After 30 hours of labor and 6 hours of pushing, my wife and I were delighted to welcome our daughter Arya into the world this morning. Despite the volume of books on labor and delivery we read over the past months, we were still unprepared for the stress and complications involved in our baby’s birth.
Newborn sleep safety is critical for new parents. While we were still in the hospital after my daughter was born the medical staff stressed the importance of safe sleeping habits.
Unsafe sleeping conditions is a prime contributor to death from SIDS. SIDS is the leading cause of death for babies between one-month and one-year old. To protect our daughter from SIDS my wife and I were determined to learn about newborn sleep safety.
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What is Group B Strep? Group B Strep is the common name for a bacteria called Group B streptococcal septicemia which may harm babies.
Standard Baby Vaccination Schedule as recommended by the U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
The standard well baby check-up schedule as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Can visitors see a newborn baby in the hospital? Yes in the case of the hospital where my wife gave birth to our daughter.
With our due date approaching and her baby shower coming soon, my wife and I finally settled on a name for our baby girl. Despite receiving voluminous feedback from well-meaning friends and feedback, how we chose a baby name was quite simple.
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Our friends played a lot of different games during my wife’s baby shower. One game stood out.
My favorite baby shower game is called “pin the sperm on the egg.” It’s a baby shower version of pin the tail on the donkey with theme that makes it more fun for adults. The game takes only an hour to prepare and a few dollars to create.
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