Check the Baby Often During the First 2 Months

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The midwife or another health worker should continue to look after the mother and baby after the birth. Mothers and babies can come to a clinic for checkups, but when possible the first checkups should be at home so they do not have to travel or be exposed to sick people at a clinic. Check the baby and mother the day after the birth, 3 days after the birth, and 1 week after the birth. Another visit at 6 weeks is helpful. Visit more often if there are any signs of problems. Visiting often is the best way to notice health problems before they become deadly.

For a healthy baby, take care of the mother

All babies need love, care, and attention to survive and thrive. To give this care and attention, the mother must have time, energy, health, and emotional well-being. Helping the mother with her work and her other children, caring quickly for her health problems, bringing her food, firewood or water – all these are ways both to help the mother and to ensure the baby stays well. Do not wait for a mother to ask for help. All mothers need help. And the mothers who do not ask are often the ones in the most need.

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This page was updated:13 Jan 2021

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