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Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Individual rooms are revolutionizing NICU care

Hospitals are redesigning their NICU rooms to help parents spend more time with their babies—and the health benefits to infants are incredible.

Jill Buchner

Is there such thing as a teething fever?

Is there such thing as a teething fever?

Can a baby really get a fever from teething? Dr. Dina Kulik tells you everything you need to know about teething and signs of illness in babies.

Dr. Dina Kulik

Watch this dad's hilarious and heartbreaking reaction to his baby's first shots

Watch this dad's hilarious and heartbreaking reaction to his baby's first shots

Getting vaccinated is tough, even for some adults. Watching your newborn go through those first few shots can be just as painful for a parent, if not more.

Christine Chua

How to use a nasal aspirator (a.k.a. a baby snot sucker)

How to use a nasal aspirator (a.k.a. a baby snot sucker)

A nasal aspirator and rubber bulb syringe can provide sweet relief for your congested baby. Here's exactly how to use one.

Lyndsie Bourgon

Preemie care now in the hands of parents

Preemie care now in the hands of parents

A unique approach to preemie care, pioneered by a Toronto doctor, puts the care of the smallest babies in the hands of their parents.

Sarah Liss

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

Don’t tell me my baby is fat

"Each time someone comments on my daughter’s size, my heart sinks a little more. I give an empty smile, but inside I’m thinking, How dare you?"

Kyla Fox

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

Life in the NICU: a case study in hope

I spent years studying pregnancy loss, still birth and infant death. So when my son was born at 28 weeks, I had to forget everything I'd learned.

Sara Martel

How to help your baby thrive in the NICU

How to help your baby thrive in the NICU

Intensive care sounds, well, intense, but it's the best place for premature babies. Neonatal nurses share tips for making a NICU stay the best experience.

Jennifer Chen

What you need to know about car seats and airplanes

What you need to know about car seats and airplanes

Travelling on a plane with your baby for the first time is overwhelming. You want to make sure she's safe. So should you hold her or put her in a car seat?

Today's Parent

Is your baby gate dangerous? Here's how to tell

Is your baby gate dangerous? Here's how to tell

Baby gates can prevent kids from taking a tumble down the stairs, but they can also pose major safety risks if they’re used incorrectly.

Kristy Woudstra

Should you give your baby a pacifier?

Should you give your baby a pacifier?

At what age should you give your baby a pacifier? And will giving your newborn a soother mess with your breastfeeding latch? Here's what you need to know.

Today's Parent

Born on opioids

Born on opioids

Babies born to opioid-dependent mothers are typically whisked away to intensive care units and given morphine. But an innovative program is seeing shocking results with far simpler treatment. What these babies need most, it turns out, is their moms.

Today's Parent

The impossible happened: My 16-month-old baby has cancer

The impossible happened: My 16-month-old baby has cancer

How can my sweet little baby boy have cancer? This is how we made it through his treatment.

Kathy Motton

Should all babies be getting the hepatitis B vaccine at birth?

Should all babies be getting the hepatitis B vaccine at birth?

The AAP is recommending babies be given their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. So why are many Canadian children immunized so much later?

Raina Delisle

“Addiction is a monster, and it will take anybody down—it doesn’t matter if you’re pregnant”

“Addiction is a monster, and it will take anybody down—it doesn’t matter if you’re pregnant”

Healthcare professionals are working fervently to help mothers who are battling opioid addiction.

Jessica Leeder

Could your baby's sunscreen cause severe burns?

Could your baby's sunscreen cause severe burns?

Health Canada is investigating after multiple parents have come forward alleging that their kids developed chemical burns from Banana Boat sunscreens.

Jill Buchner

How eating your placenta could make your baby sick

How eating your placenta could make your baby sick

A case of a baby getting group B strep after a mom took placenta capsules has doctors asking new questions about the dangers of eating your placenta.

Claire Gagne

What to do if your baby's choking

What to do if your baby's choking

It's exciting when your baby starts eating solid food, but it's also terrifying. It's best to be prepared and know what to do if your baby's choking.

Today's Parent

How to do infant CPR

How to do infant CPR

We hope you never have to do infant CPR, but it's best to be prepared. Don from the Canadian Red Cross shows you what to do if your baby stops breathing.

Today's Parent

Do high-tech baby monitors cause more harm than good?

Do high-tech baby monitors cause more harm than good?

We all want to keep our babies safe. But some experts believe the newest type of baby monitors on the market prey on the fears of anxious new parents.

Kate Daley