Also called: Baby care
Important: This page is general information, not medical advice. It does not recommend or prescribe any treatment. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.
About Infant and Newborn Care
Going home with a new baby is exciting, but it can be scary, too. Newborns have many needs, like frequent feedings and diaper changes. Babies can have health issues that are different from older children and adults, like diaper rash and cradle cap.
Your baby will go through many changes during the first year of life. You may feel uneasy at first. Ask your health care provider for help if you need it.
It sits within Children and Teenagers.
The lead U.S. institute for this subject is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
When to speak to someone. Reading about a topic cannot tell you whether it applies to you. Speak to a doctor or pharmacist if symptoms are severe, sudden, getting worse, or simply not going away — and seek emergency care immediately for chest pain, breathing difficulty, sudden weakness or confusion, or a serious allergic reaction.
Research on Infant and Newborn Care
510 studies areregistered for this condition on ClinicalTrials.gov, the U.S. National Library of Medicine's public registry. A selection is below — the links go straight to the registry entry, not to a summary of ours.
What a registered study does and does not mean. Registration means a study exists and has been declared publicly. It says nothing about whether the treatment being tested works, is safe, or is available to you. Many studies find no benefit — that is what research is for. Never seek out an experimental treatment on the strength of a registry entry alone.
Research currently under way
- Brain Blood Flow and Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in Critically Ill ChildrenUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
- Wireless MicroPremVitals Button Sensor in the NICUMcGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
- The Effect of Breast Milk, 10% and 20% Dextrose on Pain and Physiological Variables During Heel Puncture in InfantsMersin University
- Recover@Home Postoperative Follow-up StudyIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Neonatal Diaphragmatic Activity-Linked Extubation Conditions and TimingCentre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
- Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Safety Profile of Understudied Drugs Administered to Children Per Standard of Care (POPS)Duke University
Research already completed
- Pilot Study of the SENSITIVE Care Program for Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitGadjah Mada University
- Evaluation of Conditional Cash Transfers to Increase Retention in PMTCT Services in Akwa Ibom State, NigeriaUniversity of California, San Francisco
- Feasibility and Validation of a Smart Changing Pad for Home Infant Weight Monitoring After Hospital DischargeStan Kachnowski
- Maternal Odor as a Developmental Care Intervention for Apnea of PrematurityAnkara Yildirim Beyazıt University
- Sensory Mindfulness for NICU Mothers: Effects on Breast Milk, Well-Being, and StressCukurova University
Study data from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2026-07-30. Registry entries are supplied by study sponsors and investigators; ClinicalTrials.gov does not verify their scientific validity. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH.
Where to read more
Rather than paraphrase, we point you to the primary sources. Every link below is to a government health agency, a national institute or a recognised medical body — grouped by what you are trying to find out.
Start Here
- First Day of LifeNemours Foundation
- Getting to Know Your NewbornNemours Foundation
- Guide for First-Time ParentsNemours Foundation
- Infant Care and Infant HealthEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Infants & Toddlers: Raising Healthy ChildrenCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
- Your Newborn's First Week: How to Prepare and What to ExpectAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
Related Issues
- Baby Carriers: Backpacks, Front Packs, and SlingsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics
- Baby Poop: What's Normal?Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Baby's Head Shape: Cause for Concern?Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Car Seat SafetyNemours Foundation
- Choosing Safe Baby ProductsNemours Foundation
- Communication and Your NewbornNemours Foundation
- Infant Constipation: How Is It Treated?Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Laundering Your Baby's ClothesNemours Foundation
- Pacifiers: Are They Good for Your Baby?Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Safe Sleep -- Cribs and Infant ProductsConsumer Product Safety Commission
- When Can I Take My Newborn out in Public?Nemours Foundation
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Infant CareNational Institutes of Health
Medical subject headings
Clinicians and researchers index this subject under Infant Care. These are the terms to use when searching medical literature.
This page is built from the MedlinePlus health topic record for Infant and Newborn Care, a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health. Information is from MedlinePlus.gov. PocketsInfo is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, the NLM or the NIH. Retrieved 30 July 2026.