Raising a healthy newborn and young toddler involves skills and information that parents need to access quickly and easily - knowing how to best feed, clean and comfort a baby and keep him or her safe from danger and ill health is vital. It's also essential that parents can readily find out what they need to know and be able to follow that advice accurately and effectively.

In order to provide parents with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information, a team of baby and child specialists compiled this highly illustrated practical guide.  As well as in-depth chapters covering all aspects of childrearing, special fold-out pages demonstrate basic newborn care and first-aid procedures and a month-by-month guide details how your baby will develop over the course of the first three years.