Newborn Care Awareness During Pregnancy
Why Learn About Newborn Care Before Birth?
Understanding the basics of newborn care before delivery helps parents respond confidently to their baby's needs from the very first day. Topics such as breastfeeding, temperature regulation, cord care, and recognising warning signs are best learned during pregnancy rather than in the stressful postpartum period.
Essential Newborn Care Basics
Key areas of newborn care include initiating breastfeeding within the first hour, maintaining skin-to-skin contact for warmth, keeping the umbilical cord stump clean and dry, and monitoring the baby's feeding and elimination patterns. Newborns typically feed 8 to 12 times per day.
Recognising Common Neonatal Conditions
Neonatal jaundice is one of the most common conditions in newborns, affecting up to 60 per cent of full-term babies. Learning to recognise the signs — yellowing of the skin and eyes, poor feeding, excessive drowsiness — allows parents to seek timely medical evaluation. Phototherapy is the standard treatment when bilirubin levels are elevated.
Heamac Healthcare and Newborn Jaundice
Heamac Healthcare provides neonatal phototherapy devices and a home phototherapy rental service for families whose doctor recommends home-based jaundice care. This can be an option when the baby is otherwise healthy and the treating paediatrician approves.
Heamac Healthcare — Supporting Newborn Care Across India
Heamac Healthcare provides neonatal phototherapy devices and home phototherapy rental services for families whose doctor recommends home-based jaundice care. We also offer a doctor referral and collaboration programme for healthcare professionals. Heamac is a medical device company — not a hospital.
Medical Disclaimer: This content is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your gynaecologist, paediatrician, or qualified healthcare provider for guidance specific to your health or your baby's health. Heamac Healthcare is a medical device company and does not operate as a hospital or clinical facility.