The Period of Purple Crying: A New Way to Understand Your Baby’s
Crying. The period of purple crying is used to describe the time in a
baby’s life when they cry more than any other time.
http://purplecrying.info
Newborn Jaundice: http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/
jaundice_in_newborns
Hearing Screening Handout: The BC Early Hearing Program works
towards achieving the best language outcomes for all young children in BC.
http://www.phsa.ca/our-services/programs-services/bc-early-hearing-program
Why does my baby need Vitamin K? http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/
blooddisorders/documents/vitamin-k.pdf
Newborn Screening Handout: Learn more about BC’s
Newborn Screening Program: http://
www.perinatalservicesbc.ca/Documents/Screening/
Newborn-Families/ParentInfoSheetEng.pdf
Healthy Families BC—Questions about parenting?
https://www.healthyfamiliesbc.ca/parenting
Safe Sleeping
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Safe Sleep for Your Baby: learn more about how to create a safe sleep
environment for your baby- Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/dca-dea/stages-etapes/childhood-enfance_0
-2/sids/index-eng.php
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/hp-ps/dca-dea/stages-
etapes/childhood-enfance_0-2/sids/pdf/sleep-
sommeil-eng.pdf
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Safe Sleep for Babies and Healthy Sleep for Your Baby and Child- Canadian
Paediatric Society - This site includes the Safe Sleep for Your Baby video.
http://www.caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/safe_sleep_for_babies