Baby Care Class

Newborn Procedures at Edward and Elmhurst Hospitals

Handouts and links for more information:

Newborn appearance, conditions, & tests: 

• Newborn Appearance (Mayo Clinic slide show)
• Normal Newborn Jaundice (KidsHealth)
• Newborn Hearing Screening (AAP)
• Mandatory Newborn Screening (PKU)
• Circumcision (KidsHealth)
• Positional Plagiocephaly (KidsHealth)

Newborn care:

• Feeding and Diapering chart or download an app such as “Baby Tracker”, “Glo Baby”, “Momma Baby” etc.
• Baby Bath Basics (Mayo Clinic)
• How to Swaddle a Baby (video); Safe Swaddling to prevent hip dysplasia
• Feeding Your Newborn (KidsHealth)
• Calming a Colicky Breastfeeding Baby
• Formula Feeding
• Breastfeeding is Best for Mom and Baby (MOD)
• Tummy Time tips (NIH); Tummy Time Tips (sidsillinois.org)
• When Should I Call My Baby's Doctor? (sick visits); Fever (healthychildren.org)
• Immunization Schedule for Birth thru 6 years (CDC)
• Vaccine Information Sheets (CDC)
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - AAP
• Getting Baby to Sleep Through The Night
• The 5 S’s for calming a fussy baby
• Cloth Diapering info (Parents)
• Baby’s First Dental Visit (ADA)

Safety issues:

• SIDS and Safe Sleep (video)
• Breastfeed Your Baby to Reduce the Risk of SIDS (video)
• SafetoSleep.nichd.nih.gov
• What Does a Safe Sleep Environment Look Like?
• Shaken Baby Syndrome (Mayo Clinic)
• Shopping Cart Safety (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Introducing Your Pet and New Baby (Humane Society)
• Babywearing Safety - https://www.healthline.com/health/parenting/baby-wearing and https://hipdysplasia.org/baby-wearing/
• To search for recent recalls on baby products, go to http://www.recalls.gov/ and www.keepingbabiessafe.org
• Illinois Poison Center 

Car Seat Safety:

• Shopping for Car Seats (healthychildren.org)
• Car Seat Safety articles by Car-Safety.org
• "The Car Seat Lady” pediatrician who demonstrates car seat installation tips: (www.thecarseatlady.com)
• To search for a Car Seat Safety Inspection Station near you, click here. 

Preterm Infant:

• A Premature Baby (AAP)
• Preemie Health Concerns (AAP)
• Watching for Complications (AAP)
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV (KidsHealth)

Support for New Parents:

• EEH Support for New Parents
• LaLeche League for breastfeeding support
• Local Multiples Groups (DuPage Doubles)
• Local Multiples Groups
• Search for various types of support groups – find support groups for mom, dad, family, LGBTQIA+, military, adoptive parents, etc  (Postpartum.net)

Just for Dads

• The Top Ten Surprises of Fatherhood (Parents)
  
• How Dads Can Help with Breastfeeding (Dad's Adventure article)
  
• DadsAdventure articles
  
• support for dads: Chicago Dads Group

Others:

• Click here to check for product toxicity
• Babies love black & white.  Click here for some free printable visual stimuli posters to hang around your changing table, etc. 
• Please see our website for information about mom & baby's discharge instructions.

Did you miss a class?  If you missed a class that you had signed up for (due to illness or bad weather), please email me (Susan.Bard@EEHealth.org) to see if we can get you into a make-up class.  Susan Bard

[Updated January 2022]