About Babies
Listed below are a series of health information sheets that have been developed and approved by the NC Women's Patient Education Committee. To access the information in Spanish, click on the area highlighted in green next to the sheet you wish to view. The words "en español" will take you directly to the sheet in Spanish. To return to this page, simply click "back".
For more information about newborn screening in North Carolina visit the state laboratory's website.
The Purple Period of Crying is a way to help new parents understand more about their baby's crying and to learn some tips to help them manage. This website has great resources for new parents.
Preventing sleep related injuries or accidents is very important. Click here for a great resource for parents from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Remember, babies should be placed on their backs to sleep unless they have a specific medical condition that requires a different sleep position. Their cribs should not have bumper pads, quilts, stuffed animals, toys or pillows. Babies need to sleep in their own crib - not on couches, chairs, waterbeds or beanbag chairs. Do not let anyone smoke near your baby. Keep the baby and the room temperature comfortable - not too hot. Be sure that there are not strings (from window treatments, balloons, etc) near your baby's bed. It is important that all the people who take care of your baby put him or her to sleep on his or her back.