Legionnaires' disease is named after 1976 outbreak in Philadelphia that sickened 221 people and killed 34. More often striking adults over the age of 50, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported two cases where newborns contracted the often fatal disease — at their moment of birth.
This video gives instructions on how to suction mucus out of a newborn baby's nose using a bulb syringe.
Interested in using Photoshop Elements to touch up a digital photograph of a newborn baby? This clip will teach you what you need to know. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
How to Bathe a Newborn Baby Patty Siegrist shares some tips on how to bathe a newborn baby on this BabyCenter video. Set up for the bath by setting the room temperature to 74 degrees 15 minutes before the bath. It is safe to bathe a newborn in a tub after the umbilical cord stump has fallen off.
Is sleep deprivation threatening your sanity? Before you fall apart, try a few tricks that have worked for other new moms. You will need breast milk, a willingness to share your bedroom, power naps and help. Warning: Talk to your doctor before bringing your baby into bed with you. There are risks associated with this practice. Watch this video for tips to help you through those early, sleepless months with your newborn.
Going to be a nurse? Then here is one thing you should know how to do. Follow along with this nursing how-to video to learn how to do a postpartum and newborn assessment. Watch, learn and practice during lab practice. Remember to explain procedures to patient and have all packages open before you begin. This OB postpartum and newborn assessment emphasizes on deep breathing exercises.
A little worried about giving your newborn infant a bath? This tutorial shows you how to not only give your baby a bath, but make bathtime a fun time and have your child look forward to the playtime. Also included are some good safety tips for putting your baby in the bath.
Need a hand figuring out why a newborn baby appears "scrunched up" or otherwise a little strange? This video guide from Health Guru will teach you everything you'll need to know. For all of the details, watch this video guide for new parents.
Need a hand figuring out how to care for the sensitive skin of an infant? This video guide from Health Guru will teach you everything you'll need to know. For all of the details, watch this video guide for new parents.
When making these knit newborn mittens use 2 strings at the same time for warmth. Wrap the string around your finger twice to create a slip knot (back loop over the forward, and then pull it down to leave the loop). Use only 7 pegs from the 24 peg loom. Use the anchor as the starting point. Put the slip knot over the first peg. If you're right-handed, work towards the left; and likewise, if you're left-handed, work towards the right. Now, wrap over and back down the peg beside your first peg....
Debunk some of the Internet myths regarding the use of stripper to remove paint on vinyl dolls in preparation for "reborning".
This parenting tutorial teaches you how to bathe your newborn baby. Learn how to get the bath ready, how to hold your baby in the bath, how to safely wash your newborn's hair and safe products to wash your baby with. With the tips from this how to video you can get your baby clean and safe in the tub.
This video is great for new parents. Its a video how to on how to properly adjust and place a newborn in a wrap sling. Watch and learn how to carry your baby with the newborn cradle hold method.
Watch this how to video and learn how to carry your newborn baby using the head opposite rings position. This method of carrying a child in a sling is a great breastfeeding position.
After pregnancy, having a newborn to take care of can be overwhelming. As a new mom, some aspects of baby care will be intuitive to you, but others--like breastfeeding - may feel strange. These video tips for new moms can help!
It is always important to follow certain safety guidelines when you carry and remove your child out of sling. This how to video will demonstrate how to remove your baby from the any baby carrying ring wrap.
Watch as out hosts show you how to make a pinless nappy/diaper for a newborn baby. This method of folding reusable cloth diapers help to avoid irritating the naval area.
The road can be a dangerous place at times, especially for infants and young ones. Car seats are crucial when driving newborns, but can be hard to set up. This video will show you how to make your car a safe place for your baby. Install a rear facing newborn child car seat.
Kids! They grow up so fast! While parents have traditionally used growth charts to document their children's development, modern moms and dads have a far better tool: YouTube! The process is a simple one: take a snapshot every day—or nearly every day—and then, after a set interval, condense the photos into a time lapse. The end product? "Stop motion human growth."
Make your baby the cutest baby in town during the wintertime with some homemade crocheted hats. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to crochet baby bell hats. This crochet hat pattern was designed by Mikeyssmail. Follow the video for a step-by-step demonstration from start to finish on constructing a baby bell hat for a newborn baby. It's like a pixie hat, but cuter.
Don't overpay for a marked up baby blanket at a department store or fancy boutique? You can make a beautiful blanket for your newborn and future family heirloom right at home. All you need are some basic sewing materials and your imagination. This video will show you how to sew a dream catcher baby blanket.
In this video tutorial for new parents, we learn how to administer medicine to a newborn. For all of the details, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, as well as to get started learning how to give medicine to a baby yourself, take a look.
Need some help figuring out whether your newborn has a urinary tract or bladder infection? This video guide from Health Guru will teach you everything you'll need to know. For all of the details, watch this video guide for new parents.
Newborn babies may seem delicate, but you shouldn't be afraid to hold them. Learn how to safely and comfortably hold your infant several different ways, from the cradle hold to the football hold.
More and more parents are choosing to forego circumcision and leave their newborn sons penises intact. This video is about how to care for your infant's foreskin. In the first few years of life no special form of care is needed for your baby's intact foreskin. Forcing the foreskin to retract is painful and is no longer recommended because it is not necessary. Clean the baby's penis just as you do the rest of the diaper area. Over time the foreskin will begin to retract naturally through norma...
Joy and Gracie show us how to make a newborn infant stop crying and sleep in peace using a wine tasting secret. This is a Japanese Urawaza trick that uses the white noise of a gurgle to ease a baby's cry.
Babysitting is the prime teenage job for young women to start learning responsibility and earning a wage, but it isn't all fun and games… you are dealing with an infant, which is far from fun, but it's money in your pocket. Earning a little extra money babysitting infants can be more fun — and a lot easier — than schlepping food at your local diner.
The adoption process can be long and taxing. Start off right by learning the basic procedure. Step 1: Learn the requirements
Bacteria, viruses and other germs sometimes set off the immune system to overreact, producing a severe condition called sepsis. Sepsis is so dangerous that it is the leading cause of death of children across the world, killing a million kids every year, mostly in developing countries. Probiotic bacteria might be able to prevent sepsis and infections, but no large research studies have been done to find out whether that actually works. Until now.
Antibiotic use in infants has been associated with a host of childhood conditions later in life. Yet when an infection is suspected in a newborn, usually a sample of their blood is drawn to check for the presence of bacteria and 5 to 8 percent of them receive antibiotics while the diagnosis is pending.
This is a video sculpting tutorial on how to make a polymer clay newborn baby. Follow along with the step by step visuals and see the baby's features take shape. Learn how to sculpt a baby statue out of polymer clay by watching this instructional video.
Making new baby greeting cards is fun, creative and economical. This Arts & Crafts how-to video card-making tutorial demonstrates how to make a cute and memorable card to welcome the newborn. Learn how to craft this thoughtful card by watching this instructional video.
This baby carrying sling position is not intended for newborn babies. Since it does not offer much head support it is better to suite for toddlers. Watch and learn how to use a wrap sling to carry your child in the forward facing position. It is also called the Buddha or kangaroo position.
Giving a bath to your baby can be a fun and loving experience for you both. Learn how to sponge-bathe a newborn, and also how to bathe an older infant.
Your newborn can't have a tub bath until her belly button heals. Until then, a thorough once-over with a washcloth every two or three days will keep her plenty clean.
Your pregnancy is finally over! Now, your newborn baby is ready to breast feed... and you've got the breast milk? but somehow its not that simple. Watch this video to get the breastfeeding basics!
Breastfeeding is the ultimate in farm-to-table dining. It is sustenance prepared just for the baby and delivered with a very personal touch. Along with bonding, breastfeeding provides powerful protection to infants and young children in the form of beneficial bacteria, hormones, vitamins, protein, sugar, and antibodies manufactured on site to support infant health.
Okay, I have a confession to make. I'm not a real New Yorker. I'm from the land of southern hospitality and steaks bigger than your newborn: Texas. I don't know how to hail a taxi yet, and I still smile at strangers on the street. I'm slowly learning how to fit in, but one thing I still haven't mastered is the New York City subway system. Every day, I struggle to determine where to find my train and how to stand on it without falling over. Fortunately, Google Maps appears to be making some of...
Future mothers hoping to use donated semen might want to think twice before using any samples from the Miami-Dade Country area of Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that sperm from as far back as June 2016 may be infected with the Zika virus. Damn those mosquitoes.
There's more to recording calls than just protecting yourself against liability or an angry ex — oftentimes, this feature is the perfect tool to save momentous calls like breaking news of your recent engagement to loved ones. And with the prevalence of video calls, you can even capture memorable video chats such as your mom's first glimpse of your newborn on your mobile, courtesy of Skype.
