Newborn Care

This guide to newborn care was written and produced by Joan K. Szynal, M.D., mother of three, to guide new mothers confidently through a challenging time in their life by teaching proper infant care techniques and feeding. Topics include: how to confidently and comfortably breast feed your baby; how to handle frequent nursing, sore breasts and engorgement; how milk is produced, stored and expressed; how to bottle feed and choose a formula; how to handle a baby with colic; taking an infant's temperature, proper medication, when to call the doctor and other medical issues; sleep patterns and more. Won the 1996 28th Annual Media Awards Competition in Health Issue, Infancy.