The child fell - what to do?

Most children's falls end without consequences or the child is only scratched or bruised. However, it should be borne in mind that falls can have serious consequences, especially in babies and young children.

Most children's falls end without consequences or the child is only scratched or bruised. However, it should be borne in mind that falls can have serious consequences, especially in babies and young children.

Safe sleeping: 11 tips

It’s natural to find yourself checking your sleeping newborn to make sure everything is OK. You can also take simple and effective safe sleeping steps to minimize the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and fatal sleeping accidents.
It’s natural to find yourself checking your sleeping newborn to make sure everything is OK. You can also take simple and effective safe sleeping steps to minimize the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and fatal sleeping accidents.

Safe sleeping

In order to ensure quality sleep and avoid injuries, it is very important to make the child's room and crib safe, dress children appropriately and make sure they sleep in the safest possible position.

In order to ensure quality sleep and avoid injuries, it is very important to make the child's room and crib safe, dress children appropriately and make sure they sleep in the safest possible position.

The first week in a newborn's life

During the first week of life, a newborn adapts to his/her new environment. The outside world is completely different from the one he/she knows, where it was dark, the temperature was constant, and the sounds were muffled. By providing warmth, love, security and attention, you can help your baby adjust more easily and better.

During the first week of life, a newborn adapts to his/her new environment. The outside world is completely different from the one he/she knows, where it was dark, the temperature was constant, and the sounds were muffled. By providing warmth, love, security and attention, you can help your baby adjust more easily and better.

Routine steps and procedures after the birth of a child

Immediately after birth and during the newborn's stay in the maternity hospital, the usual steps and procedures are performed. Over the decades, they have changed, thanks to knowledge about newborn physiology and needs.

Immediately after birth and during the newborn's stay in the maternity hospital, the usual steps and procedures are performed. Over the decades, they have changed, thanks to knowledge about newborn physiology and needs.

Apgar score - assessment of babies at birth

Apgar score is a method of assessing the condition of a newborn immediately after birth, so that the newborn receives appropriate assistance, if necessary. A low score in the first minutes usually does not mean that the child will have some developmental problems later, and a high score is not in itself a guarantee of the expected psychomotor development.

Apgar score is a method of assessing the condition of a newborn immediately after birth, so that the newborn receives appropriate assistance, if necessary. A low score in the first minutes usually does not mean that the child will have some developmental problems later, and a high score is not in itself a guarantee of the expected psychomotor development.

What a newborn looks like right after birth

The appearance and behavior of a newborn immediately after birth can confuse or worry you. Most often it is just your fear whether everything is okay with the baby and the different expectations you may have had of what your baby will look like when he/she is born.

The appearance and behavior of a newborn immediately after birth can confuse or worry you. Most often it is just your fear whether everything is okay with the baby and the different expectations you may have had of what your baby will look like when he/she is born.

Skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth

The direct contact between the mother and the healthy newborn immediately after birth is precious and indispensable. It makes it easier for the baby to adapt to the external environment, encourages the establishment of a close relationship between the mother and the baby and a good and successful initiation of breastfeeding.

The direct contact between the mother and the healthy newborn immediately after birth is precious and indispensable. It makes it easier for the baby to adapt to the external environment, encourages the establishment of a close relationship between the mother and the baby and a good and successful initiation of breastfeeding.

Positive attention

Your reactions to your child's behavior from the first days of his/her life are an important source of learning for the child. So, from the beginning, try to react with positive attention. Positive attention is the way you show warmth and enjoyment you get from your baby and your relationship with him/her. It is an important motivator and a clear encouragement for the child.

Your reactions to your child's behavior from the first days of his/her life are an important source of learning for the child. So, from the beginning, try to react with positive attention. Positive attention is the way you show warmth and enjoyment you get from your baby and your relationship with him/her. It is an important motivator and a clear encouragement for the child.