Your Baby's First Year

"Your Baby's First Year, now fully revised and updated, provides authoritative advice on every aspect of newborn and infant care, including. Guidelines for prenatal and newborn care, including screening tests during pregnancy. Milestones for physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth, as well as visual, hearing, language, and movement milestones. Cutting-edge research on early brain development and how babies and young children think. A complete health encyclopedia covering injuries, illnesses, and congenital diseases. An in-depth discussion on breastfeeding, including its benefits, techniques, and challenges. Revised nutrition recommendations, including the importance of early introduction of allergenic foods, and obesity prevention tips. Tips for choosing child care programs. Updated safety standards including CPR instruction, safe sleep, childproofing tips, car safety seats, and toy safety. Safety checks for home, including bathing, preventing drowning, poisoning, choking, burns, and falls