After the birth

Registering and naming your baby

You will need to register the birth within 42 days of your child being born

Healthy eating for breastfeeding

Advice on what to eat during breastfeeding to ensure you and your baby remain healthy

Breastfeeding and bottle-feeding

Information and advice on feeding your newborn, whether you decide to breastfeed or feed by bottle

Weaning your baby

Advice on the best way to introduce solids to your baby's diet, and information about what foods to avoid

Feeding your baby (aged nine months to a year)

Advice on the best ways to help your baby adapt and eat healthily, as solid foods become a main part of their diet

Free milk, infant formula, vitamins, fruit and vegetables

Information about claiming free milk, infant formula, vitamins and in some cases fresh fruit and vegetables if you're pregnant and/or have a child under five years old

Problems with eating and food allergies in children

Advice on what to do if your child is refusing food, and how to avoid problems with allergies

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

There is no known medical reason why SIDS occurs but there are a number of things you can do to reduce the risk of cot death

Colic and jaundice

Information on the possible causes of colic and jaundice, and what you can do to ease both conditions

If your child is disabled

Information on what you can do if it is found that your child has a disability

Post-natal depression

Post-natal depression (PND) is very common among new parents and may affect as many as one in six new mothers
 

See also...

Chief Medical Officer Webcasts

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