Health Links for New Babies

Content is provided by California Pacific Medical Center's
Newborn Connections, Your Resource from Pregnancy to Parenthood.

The birth of a new baby is a momentous occasion and your care providers at California Pacific share your excitement in this great celebration.

Each baby is unique! Each is an individual with a unique temperament and personality. Your newborn varies from others in a number of ways including appearance, activity level, intensity of responses, and sleeping and eating patterns. Your baby is a wonderful puzzle and it will take time for you to get to know all of the pieces. As you learn more about your baby, you will gain a better understanding of his/her temperament, which will help you relate to your baby in a more satisfying way. Enjoy this special time as you become a family!

Your Newborn

• Birth Certificate Information & Social Security Number
• Blood tests & Disorders for Newborns
• Infant Security Policy
• Medications and Vaccinations
• Newborn Screening Tests

About Your Baby

• Bowel Movements
• Breathing
• Breasts
• Cradle Cap
• Eyes
• Fingernails & Toenails
• Fontanels (soft spots)
• Genitalia (female)
• Genitalia (male)
• Head and Face
• Jaundice
• Lanugo
• Milia
• Navel & Umbilical Cord
• Rashes
• Reflexes
• Senses

Caring for Your Baby

• Breastfeeding
  • Introduction
  • Breast Milk Production
  • Breastfeeding, Bottles and Formula
  • Breastfeeding & Your Return to Work or School (pdf file)
  • Collecting and Storing Breast Milk
  • Collecting and Storing Breast Milk in the NICU
  • Common Problems/Concerns
  • Feeding Frequency
  • Introducing a Bottle of Breast Milk
  • Nutrition
  • Problem Solving Guide
  • Techniques
  • Our Services to Support You at Newborn Connections
    • Breast Pumps and Accessories
    • Classes
    • Lactation Consultation Services
    • Nursing Bras
• Bottle Feeding: Preparing Formula
• Bottle Feeding Tips
• Diapering Your Baby
• Dressing Your Baby
• Bathing Your Baby
• Crying
• Colic
• Comforting a Crying Baby
• Layette and Nursery Supplies
• New Mother & Baby Home Reference Guide

Your Baby's Health

• Temperature/Fever
• Taking Your Baby's Temperature
• When to Call Your Baby's Healthcare Provider
• Infant Safety
• Lead Poisoning
• Sleeping Positions
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Circumcision
• Care of the Circumcised Penis
• Care of the Uncircumcised Penis

Nearly Term Infants

• Body Temperature Control
• Breastfeeding
• Bottlefeeding
• Jaundice
• Resistance to Infection

Newborn Intensive Care Unit

• A Parent's Guide to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
• Breast Milk Collection and Storage in the NICU
• Frequently Asked Questions: Infant Care in the NICU
• Going Home from the NICU
• When Your Baby Has to Stay