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9 ways to save your baby's life
Keeping your baby safe and healthy is your number-one priority as a parent. Here are nine ways to protect him from danger.
It's an emergency when...
We show you how to recognise an emergency.
How to treat baby's sniffles
Try to alleviate your baby’s symptoms using these safe and easy techniques
How to baby-proof your home
The best way to prevent tragedy is to keep babies in sight at all times. There are also ways to reduce the risk of danger
From pacifiers to poop
Read FP's expert information on some of the most common concerns new parents face
Taking baby's temperature
When you suspect a fever, you want the quickest, most accurate temperature measurement so you’ll know if a call to the paediatrician is in order. With lots of options, which is best?
The CAN-DO dad
There are simple things that any man can do to stake his claim on the title DAD!
Newborn: Survive the first 6 weeks...
It can be done – you CAN learn to navigate life with a new baby.
Keeping baby care simple
Taking care of a baby can be less stressful than you fear. Here are the 10 most important things you need to know (including what you don't need to do).
Looking at allergies
No woman wants her baby to be diagnosed with asthma – or an allergy – but, with knowledge, they are conditions that can be controlled



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