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Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

PART 1: PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH AND THE NEWBORN

• Planning A Baby
• Pregnancy
• Making Preparations
• Labour And Delivery
• Management Of The Newborn In Hospital
• Normal Variations In A Newborn
• Care Of The Newborn
• Holistic Bonding With Your Unborn Child 
  Guest Article by Dr. Geetanjali Shah

PART 2: THE GROWING YEARS — FROM INFANCY TO ADOLESCENCE

• Normal Growth And Development
• Immunisation
• Behaviour At Different Ages
• Meeting The Emotional Needs Of Children
• Learning And Schooling
• Getting Your Child Ready to Read
  Guest Article by Dr. Vibha Krishnamoorthy
• Parenting Adolescents
  Guest Article by Dr. M. K. C. Nair

PART 3: FEEDING INFANTS, YOUNG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

• Feeding The Newborn And Infants
• Feeding Young Children
• Food For Adolescents
• The Food Pyramid
• Healthy Food Habits 
  Guest Article by Karen Anand 

PART 4: KEEPING YOUR CHILD HEALTHY

• Choosing A Paediatrician
• Proper Use of Medicines
• Home Remedies
• A First Aid Kit
• The A-Z of Childhood Illnesses 
   

  • Abdominal Pain

  • Abrasions or Scratches

  • Acute Glomerulonephritis

  • Acute Nephritis

  • Acute Watery Diarrhoea

  • Addictions

  • Adenoids

  • AIDS

  • Allergies

  • Anaemia

  • Anorexia (Poor Appetite)

  • Asthma

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Autism

  • Backache

  • Bed-Wetting (Enuresis)

  • Birth Deformities and Congenital Abnormalities

  • Bites and Stings

  • Bleeding

  • Bone, Joint and Muscle Injuries

  • Bowlegs and Knock-Knees

  • Breathlessness

  • Bronchiolitis

  • Burns

  • Calcium Deficiency

  • Cancer

  • Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Mouth-To-Mouth Breathing

  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)

  • Chickenpox

  • Choking

  • Circumcision

  • Cleft Lip and Palate

  • Common Cold

  • Congenital Heart Disease

  • Constipation

  • Convulsions or Fits or Seizures

  • Cough

  • Croup

  • Crying

  • Cuts

  • Dengue Fever

  • Diabetes Mellitus

  • Diarrhoea, Dysentery and Dehydration

  • Diphtheria

  • Down's Syndrome

  • Earache, Ear Infections and Deafness

  • Electric Shock

  • Encephalitis

  • Eye Problems

  • Fears

  • Foot Problems

  • German Measles (Rubella)

  • Glands in the Neck and Elsewhere

  • Headache

  • Head Injury

  • Hepatitis

  • Hydrocephalus

  • Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

  • Hypospadias

  • Influenza (Flu)

  • Jaundice

  • Joint Disorders

  • Kala-Azar

  • Leptospirosis

  • Limp and Pain in the Legs

  • Malaria

  • Malnutrition (Undernutrition)

  • Measles

  • Meningitis

  • Meningomyelocele

  • Menstrual Problems

  • Mental Retardation (MR)

  • Mouth To Mouth Breathing

  • Mumps

  • Nephrotic Syndrome

  • Nose-Related Problems

  • Obesity

  • Pneumonia

  • Poisoning

  • Poliomyelitis

  • Premature Baby

  • Prolapse of the Rectum

  • Rabies

  • Rheumatic Fever

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Rickets

  • Short Child

  • Skin Conditions

  • Sleep and Sleep Problems

  • Sore Throat (Pharyngitis)

  • Splinters

  • Stammering

  • Stridor (Noisy Breathing)

  • Teething and Care of Teeth

  • Tetanus (Lock Jaw)

  • Thrush

  • Thumb-Sucking

  • Tics

  • Torticollis

  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TOF)

  • Tropical Eosinophilia

  • Tuberculosis (TB)

  • Typhoid

  • Umbilical Problems

  • Undescended Testis

  • Urinary Infection

  • Vaginal Discharge

  • Vomiting

  • Wheezing

  • Whooping Cough (Pertusis) 
     

• Psychological Concerns
• Managing a Hospital Stay
• Emergencies
• Prayer and your Child’s Health
  Guest Article: Dr. Jer Master
• Nature Cure In Child Care 
  Guest Article: Dr. Anand Gokani
• Homoeopathy: A Gentle Complementary System of Medicine
  Guest Article: Dr. Sunil Anand
• Ayurveda and Child Care 
  Guest Article: Dr. Ashwinikumar A. Raut
• Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): Frequently Asked Questions 
  Guest Article: Dr. Bharat Dalvi

PART 5: KEEPING YOUR CHILD HAPPY AND SAFE

• Healthy Habits

• Family Issues

• Prevention Of Accidents

• Keeping Children Entertained 

• Spending The Holidays Together

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