Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Everything you need to know about breastfeeding
Infant
Financial support in pregnancy and in the early years
Financial support in pregnancy and in the early years
Financial support for healthy eating
Sexual Health - young child (birth-5 years)
Sexual Health - young child (birth-5 years)
What you need to know as a parent of a young child
Physical activity for children (ages 0-4)
Physical activity for children (ages 0-4)
Physical activity information for children aged 0 - 4
Your newborn
Your newborn
Tips on caring for a newborn
Feeding your baby
Feeding your baby
Choosing how to feed your baby is important
Welcome to Parenting (Infants)
Welcome to Parenting (Infants)
This section, ‘Welcoming to Parenting,’ guides your transition to parenthood. This information will help you in your journey by providing the knowledge you need as a new parent. The first few weeks after birth is a time of emotional and physical changes. Knowing what to expect and how to care for you and your baby …
Safe Sleep – Infant
Safe Sleep – Infant
You can help lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other infant deaths that happen during sleep time. These steps will help your baby sleep safely. Learn much more about safe sleep for your baby by clicking here. Safely Dressing Your Baby for Sleep Overheating is a risk for SIDS. You can help prevent overheating …
Tummy time
Tummy time
What is tummy time? Tummy Time is the period of time during the day when your baby is awake and supervised while on their stomach. It is a crucial activity for baby’s motor, visual, and sensory development. Why is tummy time important? Babies spend lots of time on their back, including while sleeping (as recommended by the …
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Appearance – Infant
After birth, a newborn’s appearance may be unexpected to parents. Babies have been in uterus for nine months, so it will take time before they look like themselves. Newborns have many variations in their normal appearance – newborns may have large, pointy heads, puffy eyes, bent ears, flattened noses, pale skin and/or swollen genitals or …
Child Health Checks
Child Health Checks
Public Health Nurses at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services offer a preventive health program called Child Health Check. This program includes scheduled Child Health Clinics for children at two months, four months, six months, 12 months, 18 months, and four years of age. Child Health Checks screen for potential health issues and provide parents with …
Child Development (Infants)
Child Development (Infants)
In the first few years of life, your child’s brain develops more than at any other time with more than one million brain connections formed each second. The quality of your child’s experiences during these early years helps to shape how their brain develops and sets the foundation for learning, how they get along with …
Infant safety
Infant safety
Unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for children in Canada and a leading cause of hospitalization. Preventable injuries kill more Canadian children than any single disease. Many of these injuries are predictable and preventable. Everyone has a role to play in keeping children safe. Children are active, curious, and often excitable; these are all attributes …