Guidance

First-year health pages from national health services and public bodies. Read them on their own sites; we do not paraphrase medical advice.

HealthyChildren.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics' public site for parents, written for families rather than clinicians.
Free
NHS Best Start in Life
The NHS hub for pregnancy, babies and the toddler years, with free tools and advice written by the NHS.
Free
NHS Best Start: Baby
NHS pages for the first year, covering feeding, sleep, vaccinations and everyday care, written for parents.
Free
WHO: infant and young child feeding
The World Health Organization fact sheet on infant and young child feeding, on WHO's own site.
Free
AboutKidsHealth
SickKids' public health information site, with articles written for families.
Free
Best Start in Life (gov.uk)
A UK government site that collects official information for pregnancy and early childhood in one place.
Free
Canada: child and infant health
The Public Health Agency of Canada's pages on child and infant health.
Free
CBeebies Parenting
BBC parenting articles and podcasts aimed at families with babies and young children.
Free
CDC: Learn the Signs. Act Early.
The CDC programme behind the US developmental milestone checklists and the Milestone Tracker app.
Free
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The official US dietary guidelines site, which includes the current chapter on infants and toddlers.
Free
HealthyChildren: baby
AAP pages for the first year, covering everyday care, feeding and development, on the Academy's parent site.
Free
HSE: babies and children
Ireland's Health Service Executive pages for babies and children, including feeding and safety.
Free
KidsHealth (Nemours)
A long-running paediatric hospital site with parent-facing articles on newborn and baby care.
Free
NHS App
The official NHS app for GP services, records and messages in England. Useful once your baby is registered with a practice.
Free · iOS and Android
NHS vaccinations
The NHS timetable of routine vaccinations, including those offered in the first year in the UK.
Free
NHS: caring for a newborn
NHS pages on everyday newborn care, including when to get help, written by the NHS.
Free
NHS: colic
The NHS condition page on colic, including when to speak to a health professional.
Free
NHS: jaundice in babies
The NHS page on jaundice in babies, including signs and when to get urgent help.
Free
NHS: services and support for parents
NHS pointers to midwifery, health visiting and other parent support services in the UK.
Free
Plunket
New Zealand's well-child service, with advice and clinics for babies, children and their families.
Free
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby
An Australian government service with information and a helpline for pregnancy, birth and the first years.
Free
RCH Kids Health Info
Fact sheets from The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, written for parents and carers.
Free
UNICEF Parenting
UNICEF's parenting site, with articles on care, feeding and early childhood from the organisation itself.
Free
UNICEF UK Baby Friendly
The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, which sets standards for feeding support in UK hospitals and community services.
Free
WHO child growth standards
The WHO child growth standards, the reference many clinics use for length, weight and head circumference.
Free
WHO: breastfeeding
WHO's breastfeeding topic page, with links to its publications and guidance.
Free
WHO: newborn health
WHO's topic page on newborn health, with links to its official publications.
Free
womenshealth.gov: breastfeeding
Breastfeeding information from the US Office on Women's Health.
Free

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