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EXPERIENCE

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By Dr Natasha Ramdhar, Dr Sihle Sibiya, Dr Preoshni Moonsamy and Dr Omolemo Kitchin, Paediatricians at Netcare Waterfall City Hospital

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First Aid Kit or distressed, makes funny noises like synapses between neurons. Try these
Essentials for your kit should include: grunting, or there’s a high-pitched simple stimulation techniques for
• Equipment: Ear thermometer, sound from a blocked airway. various aspects of development:
nasal aspirator, syringe to • Language: Speak all languages
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dispense medicine. Why circumcise? you know to your baby.
• Medication: Normal saline spray, • Circumcision has significance in • Motor: Daily body massage.
The World Leaders in Sleep paracetamol syrup for pain and certain religions and cultures. • Sensory: Walks in the garden.
fever, surgical spirits to clean the • Medically speaking, there • Emotional: Skin on skin contact.
HOME OF cord, saline rinse for gummy eyes. is absolutely no need for • Cognitive: Contrasting
circumcision in the newborn
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Periodic breathing period. The final decision,
Expressing breastmilk
To optimise energy expenditure, however, lies with the parents. E
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• WIDE RANGE OF MATTRESSES • ADJUSTABLE BED BASES • PILLOWS & LINEN your baby will pause its breathing for This helps:
20 seconds of a minute. This is normal. brain Development • When you are away from
Worry when the breathing is fast, has A baby’s brain is malleable. This your baby, e.g. at work, or if
• JOHANNESBURG: Clearwater Shopping Centre | Design Quarter Kramerville | Hyde Park Corner | Bedfordview Shopping Centre | Fourways stopped altogether, the baby is blue means it can increase or turn off your baby is in the NICu.
• PRETORIA: Brooklyn Mall | Menlyn Shopping Centre • WESTERN CAPE: Canal Walk Shopping Centre | De Waterkant Media Quarter | Table Bay Mall
• KZN: The Crescent at Umhlanga Ridge
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