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Pregnancy & Baby
Take care of yourself and your growing family by getting the advice that all new parents and parents-to-be need. Read about babyproofing your home, staying healthy during pregnancy, coping with colic, what to expect when your little one arrives, and much more.
- 10 Things That Might Surprise You About Being Pregnant
- 5 Things to Know About Zika and Pregnancy
- 5 Ways to Prevent Early Labor (Slideshow)
- A Guide for First-Time Parents
- A Week-by-Week Pregnancy Calendar
- Air Travel During Pregnancy
- Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
- Are Vaccines Safe During Pregnancy?
- Are You in Labor?
- Avoiding Lead Exposure During Pregnancy
- Birth Plans
- Birthing Centers and Hospital Maternity Services
- Bringing Your Baby Home
- COVID-19: Pregnancy FAQs
- Can I Have a Vaginal Birth If I Had a Previous C-Section?
- Can Pregnant Women Do Anything to Reduce or Prevent Swollen Ankles?
- Caring for Your Newborn Baby (Topic Center)
- Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
- Coffee and Caffeine Use During Pregnancy
- Cord Blood Banking
- Dealing With Pain During Childbirth
- Drinking Tap Water During Pregnancy
- Eating During Pregnancy
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Epidurals
- Exercising During Pregnancy
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
- Folic Acid and Pregnancy
- Food Safety During Pregnancy
- Gestational Diabetes
- Getting X-Rays During Pregnancy
- Group B Strep and Pregnancy
- Health Care Providers: Midwives
- High-Impact Exercising During Pregnancy
- How Can I Deal With Heartburn During Pregnancy?
- How Can I Relieve My Pregnancy Leg Cramps?
- I'm Pregnant. How Can I Avoid Having My Baby Early?
- Inducing Labor
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
- Is it Safe to Clean a Cat's Litter Box During Pregnancy?
- Medical Care During Pregnancy
- Miscarriages
- Natural Childbirth
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)
- Postpartum Depression
- Pregnancy Precautions
- Pregnancy Slideshow (Baby)
- Pregnancy Slideshow (Mom & Baby)
- Pregnant or Breastfeeding? Nutrients You Need
- Prenatal Test: Amniocentesis
- Prenatal Test: Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)
- Prenatal Test: Contraction Stress Test
- Prenatal Test: First Trimester Screening
- Prenatal Test: Glucose Screening
- Prenatal Test: Nonstress Test
- Prenatal Test: Percutaneous Umbilical Blood Sampling (PUBS)
- Prenatal Test: Ultrasound
- Prenatal Tests: FAQs
- Prenatal Tests: First Trimester
- Prenatal Tests: Second Trimester
- Prenatal Tests: Third Trimester
- Preparing for Multiple Births
- Preventing Overheating During Pregnancy
- Preventing Premature Birth (Topic Center)
- Recovering From Delivery
- Recreational Drugs and Pregnancy
- Rh Incompatibility During Pregnancy
- Severe Morning Sickness (Hyperemesis Gravidarum)
- Sex During Pregnancy
- Sleeping During Pregnancy
- Smoking and Pregnancy
- Staying Healthy During Pregnancy
- Sunless and Self-Tanning During Pregnancy
- Taking Care of Your Mental Health During Pregnancy
- Treatments to Prevent Premature Birth
- Using Artificial Sweeteners During Pregnancy
- Using Bug Killers and Repellents During Pregnancy
- Using Hair Dyes and Color During Pregnancy
- Using Household Chemicals During Pregnancy
- Using Medicines During Pregnancy
- Using Teeth Whiteners During Pregnancy
- Week 1
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- Week 11
- Week 12
- Week 13
- Week 14
- Week 15
- Week 16
- Week 17
- Week 18
- Week 19
- Week 2
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- Week 29
- Week 3
- Week 30
- Week 31
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- Week 33
- Week 34
- Week 35
- Week 36
- Week 37
- Week 38
- Week 39
- Week 4
- Week 40
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- What Are Kegel Exercises?
- What Can I Do to Relieve My Pregnancy Backaches?
- What Is Prenatal Care Before Pregnancy?
- What if My Baby Isn't Born by My Due Date?
- What's a "High-Risk" Pregnancy?
- When Do Pregnant Women Need Progesterone Shots?
- Why Are Babies Born Early?
- Why Are Pregnant Women Told to Avoid Feta Cheese?
- Why Do Many Pregnant Women Pull Ligaments, Muscles, and Joints?
- Why Do Some Pregnant Women Get Varicose Veins?
- Why Do Some Women Feel Short of Breath During Pregnancy?
- Your Pregnancy (Topic Center)
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Getting Started
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Getting Your Baby to Latch
- Breastfeeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Out and About
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Pain and Discomfort
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Pumping
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Safely Storing Breast Milk
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Sleep — Yours and Your Baby's
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Solids and Supplementing
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Some Common Concerns
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Spitting Up, Gagging, and Biting
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Supply and Demand
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Your Eating and Drinking Habits
- Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
- Burping Your Baby
- Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Feeding Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Feeding Your Newborn
- How to Bottle-Feed Your Baby (Video)
- How to Breastfeed Your Baby (Video)
- How to Pump & Store Breast Milk (Video)
- I'm Breastfeeding. How Can I Lower My Baby's Food Allergy Risk?
- Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
- Is it Safe to Breastfeed if I Have the Flu?
- Nursing Positions
- Weaning Your Child
- When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?
- Breastfeeding vs. Formula Feeding
- Burping Your Baby
- Feeding Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Feeding Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Feeding Your Newborn
- Formula Feeding FAQs: Getting Started
- Formula Feeding FAQs: How Much and How Often
- Formula Feeding FAQs: Preparation and Storage
- Formula Feeding FAQs: Some Common Concerns
- Formula Feeding FAQs: Starting Solids and Milk
- How to Bottle-Feed Your Baby (Video)
- Is Homemade Baby Formula Safe?
- Stopping the Bottle
- What Should I Feed My Baby if I Can’t Find Baby Formula in Stores?
- When Can Babies Start Drinking Cow's Milk?
- When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?
- A Guide for First-Time Parents
- Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Child
- Feeding Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Feeding Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Finger Foods for Babies
- Is Homemade Baby Formula Safe?
- Milk Allergy in Infants
- Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods (Video)
- Stopping the Bottle
- Weaning Your Child
- What Can Parents Do About Heavy Metals in Baby Food?
- What Should I Feed My Baby if I Can’t Find Baby Formula in Stores?
- What’s Best for My Baby to Drink?
- When Can Babies Start Drinking Cow's Milk?
- When Can My Baby Start Eating Solid Foods?
- Why Should Babies Not Have Honey?
- Bonding With Your Baby
- Communication and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Communication and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Communication and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
- Communication and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Communication and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Communication and Your Newborn
- Does My Toddler Have a Language Delay?
- Getting to Know Your Newborn
- Is it Normal to Feel Sad After Having a Baby?
- Reading Books to Babies
- Separation Anxiety
- A Guide for First-Time Parents
- A to Z: Failure to Thrive
- Bathing Your Baby
- Failure to Thrive
- Getting to Know Your Newborn
- Growth Charts
- Growth and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Growth and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
- Is My Baby Ready for Shoes?
- What to Do When Babies Cry
- When Your Baby's Born Premature
- Your Baby's Growth: 1 Month
- Your Baby's Growth: 10 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 11 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 12 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 2 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 3 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 4 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 5 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 6 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 7 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 8 Months
- Your Baby's Growth: 9 Months
- Your Child's Development: 1 Month
- Your Child's Development: 2 Months
- Your Child's Development: 6 Months
- Your Child's Development: 9 Months
- Your Child's Development: Newborn
- Your Child's Growth
- Your Child’s Development: 1 Year (12 Months)
- Your Child’s Development: 3-5 Days
- Your Child’s Development: 4 Months
- Your Newborn's Growth
- Bonding With Your Baby
- Choosing Safe Toys for Babies
- Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Learning, Play, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Learning, Play, and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Learning, Play, and Your Newborn
- Reading Books to Babies
- Apnea of Prematurity
- Birth Defects
- Bringing Your Premature Baby Home
- COVID-19: How to Protect Babies
- Caring for Your Premature Baby at Home
- Cesarean Sections (C-Sections)
- Choosing a Pediatrician for Your New Baby
- Circumcision
- Cleft Lip
- Cleft Palate
- Cleft Palate With Cleft Lip
- Common Questions About Vaccines
- Congenital Cataracts
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Craniosynostosis
- Diapering Your Baby
- Erythema Toxicum
- Fetal Abdominal Cyst
- Fetal Lung Mass
- Gastroschisis
- Getting the Most From a Doctor's Visit
- Getting to Know Your Newborn
- Health Screening Tests
- Hernias
- How Can I Comfort My Baby During Shots?
- How Can I Tell if My Baby Is Constipated?
- How Vaccines Help (Video)
- I'm Pregnant. How Can I Avoid Having My Baby Early?
- If Your Baby Has a Birth Defect
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Newborns
- Jaundice in Newborns
- Laundering Your Baby's Clothes
- Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)
- Medical Care During Pregnancy
- Medical Care and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Medical Care and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Medical Care and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Medical Care and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Medical Care and Your Newborn
- Miscarriages
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Newborn Brachial Plexus Injuries
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Omphalocele
- Orofacial Clefts
- Penile Torsion
- Postpartum Depression
- Prenatal Test: Multiple Marker Test
- Prenatal Test: Ultrasound
- Prenatal Tests: FAQs
- Prenatal Tests: Second Trimester
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Questions to Ask When Your Baby's in the NICU
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
- Rh Incompatibility During Pregnancy
- Spina Bifida Occulta
- Submucous Cleft Palate
- The First Day of Life
- Torticollis in Infants
- Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
- Trimming Your Baby's Nails
- Umbilical Hernias
- Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism)
- Vaccine Schedule
- Well-Child Visit: 1 Month
- Well-Child Visit: 2 Months
- Well-Child Visit: 3 to 5 Days
- Well-Child Visit: 4 Months
- Well-Child Visit: 6 Months
- Well-Child Visit: Newborn
- What Is the Apgar Score?
- What to Do About Diaper Rash
- When Your Baby's in the NICU
- Why Do Newborns Need a Vitamin K Shot?
- Your Baby's Care Team in the NICU
- Your Child's Vaccines
- Movement, Coordination, and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Movement, Coordination, and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Movement, Coordination, and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Movement, Coordination, and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Movement, Coordination, and Your Newborn
- The First Day of Life
- Tummy Time
- The First Day of Life
- What Is the Apgar Score?
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 1 Month
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 10 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 11 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 12 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 2 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 3 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 4 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 5 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 6 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 7 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 8 Months
- Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 9 Months
- Your Newborn's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses
- Bed-Sharing
- Breastfeeding FAQs: Sleep — Yours and Your Baby's
- Flat Head Syndrome (Positional Plagiocephaly)
- Helping Your Baby Sleep (Video)
- How Can I Be Sure My Baby Stays on Her Back While She Sleeps?
- Naps
- Safe Sleep for Babies (Video)
- Sleep and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
- Sleep and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
- Sleep and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
- Sleep and Your 8- to 12-Month-Old
- Sleep and Your Newborn
- Sleep and Your School-Aged Child
- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Swaddling Your Baby
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice,
diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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