Patient/Family Education Materials by Category

This section contains broad-ranging information Children's Hospitals & Clinics has developed about pediatric medicine. Here you will find plain talk about medical conditions or procedures, first aid, and the like. Many topics have illustrations and detailed instructions about how to provide care at home, and when to call for medical advice. Some topics offer links to Hmong, Somali, and Spanish versions.

The information in this section duplicates information given to the parents of Children's patients during their child's care in one of the hospitals or clinics.

This section has medical information, not medical advice. If you or your child has a health problem, contact your clinic. Use these materials only under the guidance of your child's health care provider.

Nutrition
	Blenderizing Guidelines:  Tips for making smooth, easy-to-swallow foods for your child.
	Bone Health: Preventing Osteoporosis:  How to get enough calcium to make strong bones.
	Breast Milk: Fortified (Using Enfacare Formula):  (Spanish, Spanish)  Using EnfaCare formula to enrich breast milk for a premature baby. See Also: Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital
	Breast Milk: Fortified (using NeoSure Formula):  Using NeoSure to enrich breast milk for a premature baby. See Also: Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital
	Breast Milk: Fortified (using Standard Formula):  (Spanish)  Using standard formula to enrich breast milk. See Also: Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital
	Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital:  (Spanish)  Using a kit to pump breast milk when you cannot breastfeed your baby.
	Breastfeeding an infant with cleft lip:  Positions and solutions for feeding babies with divided lip. See Also: Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Breastfeeding
	Breastfeeding an Infant with Down Syndrome:  Positions and solutions for feeding babies with Down syndrome. See Also: Breastfeeding
	Breastfeeding an Infant with Neurological Problems:  Positions and solutions for feeding babies with neurological problems. See Also: Breastfeeding
	Breastfeeding in the NICU Video (Medela: Every Drop Counts, English, Spanish):
	Breastfeeding Your Hospitalized baby:  (Spanish)  How to breastfeed more effectively and comfortably. See Also: Breastfeeding: Weaning, Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital
	Breastfeeding: Weaning:  (Spanish)  How to gradually replace breastmilk with other nutrients for your baby. See Also: Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding: Weaning After Infant Loss
	Breastfeeding: Weaning After Infant Loss:  Caring for your breasts after the loss of a newborn.
	Breastfeeding: Weaning from pumping:  How to gradually stop pumping after feedings See Also: Breastfeeding, Breast Pumping When Your Baby is in the Hospital, Breastfeeding an infant with cleft lip, Breastfeeding an Infant with Down Syndrome, Breastfeeding an Infant with Neurological Problems, Breastfeeding: Weaning After Infant Loss
	Cleft Palate Repair: Feeding Your Child:  How and what to feed your child after surgery for cleft lip/palate. See Also: Blenderizing Guidelines
	Feeding Children Ages 1 to 3:  Guidelines for a healthy, well-balanced diet. See Also: Weight Gain Tips
	Formula Adjustment (Elecare):  How to prepare EnfaCare formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (Enfacare):  How to prepare EnfaCare formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (Enfaport):  How to prepare EnfaCare formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (Neocate):  How to prepare Neocate formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (NeoSure):  How to prepare NeoSure formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (Nutramigen® or Nutramigen® with Enflora? LGG):
	Formula Adjustment (Portagen):
	Formula Adjustment (Pregestimil):  How to prepare Pregestimil formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (Special):  How to prepare formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Formula Adjustment (Standard):  How to prepare standard formula for a baby who needs more nutrients per ounce.
	Gluten-Free / Casein-Free Diet for Autism Spectrum Disorder:  Provides guidelines on how to start this diet, lists of foods that do and don't contain gluten and casein, and supplements that might be needed.
	Preparing your baby for feeding:  Explains the dangers of secondhand smoke for children, and ways to keep it away from them. See Also: Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Asthma trigger control, Asthma Action Plan
	Weight Gain Tips:  (Spanish)  Ideas for increasing calories to help a child gain weight.