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• Getting to know your newborn

  What to expect in the first few days after birth, including your baby's appearance, birthmarks, tests and fontanelles.

• Overview - Fabricated or induced illness

  Find out about fabricated or induced illness (FII), which is a rare form of child abuse where a parent or carer exaggerates or deliberately causes symptoms of illness in the child.

• Fabricated or induced illness

  Find out about fabricated or induced illness (FII), which is a rare form of child abuse where a parent or carer exaggerates or deliberately causes symptoms of illness in the child.

• What happens - Fabricated or induced illness

  Information about what happens to protect the child in suspected cases of fabricated or induced illness (FII).

• Newborn jaundice - Causes

  Jaundice is caused by too much bilirubin in the blood. This is known as hyperbilirubinaemia.

• Newborn jaundice - Symptoms

  Symptoms of jaundice usually appear about 3 days after birth and disappear by the time the baby is 2 weeks old.

• Newborn jaundice - Kernicterus

  Kernicterus is a rare but serious complication of untreated jaundice in babies caused by excess bilirubin damaging the brain or central nervous system.

• Signs - Fabricated or induced illness

  Learn about the abuse that occurs in fabricated or induced illness (FII).

• Starting to talk about your illness

  It can feel very difficult to speak about your illness or the fact you're dying, but talking with your loved ones can help.

• Coping with a terminal illness

  Read advice about ways to cope with being told that you have a terminal illness that you will most likely die from.