Healthy Start, Grow Smart : Your Newborn.

This booklet offers guidance to parents in caring for their newborn babies. Advice is given on the following topics: (1) newborn health screening; (2) what a healthy newborn looks like; (3) newborn reflexes; (4) baby checkups; (5) fathers' role; (6) the baby blues; (7) sleeping position; (8) breast...

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Corporate Authors: United States. Department of Education
United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2002.
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Physical Description:37 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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This booklet offers guidance to parents in caring for their newborn babies. Advice is given on the following topics: (1) newborn health screening; (2) what a healthy newborn looks like; (3) newborn reflexes; (4) baby checkups; (5) fathers' role; (6) the baby blues; (7) sleeping position; (8) breast milk; (9) breast feeding; (10) bottle feeding; (11) checkups and shots; (12) what it's like to be a newborn; (13) changing diapers; (14) keeping a memory book; (15) installing car seats; (16) newborns' brains; (17) guiding babies every day; (18) babies' people skills; (19) learning to communicate; (20) why babies cry; (21) ways to soothe babies; (22) preparing the baby's bath; (23) bathing the baby; and (24) being gentle when bathing the baby. Information resources for families conclude the booklet. (EV)
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ERIC Note: This publication was sponsored by the Texas Department of Health. Contributions from Susan H. Landry and Craig T. Ramey.
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Call Number:ED466289 Microfiche
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Parents. ericd
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Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.