Caring for Your Newborn (Video)

In the following video, Bonny Whalen, MD, Medical Director of the Newborn Nursery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, shares information about caring for your newborn.

In this video, you can learn about:

• Your baby's first few hours
• Security in the Birthing Pavilion at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• Early tests and procedures
• Feeding your baby, sleep patterns, and visitors
• The Period of Purple Crying program
• Further tests and treatments for your baby
• Various activities that will take place before you take your baby home

Caring for Your Newborn Video Chapters

• Introduction to Caring for Your Newborn (1:16)
• Your Baby's First Few Hours (2:11)
• Security in the Birthing Pavilion (1:19)
• Early Tests and Procedures (5:02)
• Feeding Your Baby (6:12)
• Sleep Patterns and Your New Baby (1:49)
• Naptime and Visitors (:58)
• Period of Purple Crying (2:11)
• Further Tests and Treatments (:56)
• Other Activities in the Birthing Pavilion (3:14)

Learn more about the DHMC Birthing Pavilion.