Caring For Your Newborn: Promoting Infant Development and Addressing Common Questions

Our 35 minute newborn discharge education class addresses common newborn medical questions as well as ways to promote development. For more information on a particular topic, please visit our website: https://parenting.mountsinai.org/newb...

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0:00 - Introduction
1:44 - Infant Brain Development
2:16 - Language
5:06 - Responsive, or Sensitive, Parenting
5:59 - Infant Cues
6:56 - Touch
7:37 - Tummy Time
8:02 - Feeding, Bowel Movements, & Burping
12:58 - Umbilical Cord Care, Bathing, & Diapering
17:19 - Genital Care
18:21 - Sleep
24:40 - Soothing Techniques
27:13 - Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression
29:30 - Your Baby Head to Toe
33:25 - Keeping Your Baby Healthy
34:24 - Taking a Temperature
34:54 - Reasons to Call Your Doctor