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This is what you have been building up to for the last 40 weeks. The first days and weeks after your baby has arrived are magical but also extremely tiring. Knowing what lies ahead can help with your recovery and learn how to deal with your new baby.

One of the first things to consider is how to feed your baby and being informed about your choice is important. We will take you through some of the basics of caring for your newborn such as bathing, changing diapers and caring for the cord stump.

Child birth - first hours

You'll be elated, but probably exhausted, too - and it helps if you know what to expect.

Hospital stay

While you are in hospital, take advantage of the midwives and their experience.

Newborn Baby Care

We have prepared this to give you useful information on coping with the first few weeks after your delivery.

Adapting to Baby

These are some tips on how to prepare for and manage your newborn during this period.

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Dr Oz and Dr Roizen, and their views on saving your newborn’s cord blood

In their book ‘YOU: Having a Baby’, the two doctors have highlighted the importance of cord blood stem cell preservation and recommend it very highly to all parents who are about to give birth. >> read more ...

Benefits of having a newborn take swimming lessons

Norwegian and UK researchers have found that babies who have taken swimming classes grow up to have better gripping, reaching and balancing skills than those children who have not learnt swimming as infants. >> read more ...

Breastfeeding your newborn could save lives and money

A study in the US has revealed very startling finds. It says that if 90% of US women breastfed their babies for the first 6 months, the lives of 900 babies per year would be saved as also will be billions of dollars. >> read more ...

Breathing techniques during childbirth

This is for those who just never could make it to antenatal classes on time. Brush up on the theory of breathing techniques during labor, and when it is time for the practicals, you will not only have something to help yourself along, but something to concentrate on. >> read more ...

Childbirth demystified

Suddenly it will be time to meet your little one. Suddenly before you know it, the big day is today! How prepared are you for childbirth? >> read more ...

Emergency childbirth at home

Though this is a very very rare case (about 1 in 200 cases), you might consider studying up on what to do if you cannot get to the hospital for whatever reason. For peace of mind if not for anything else. Here are a few tips to help you deliver your little baby at home yourself. >> read more ...