10 mistakes parents make with newborns -- and how to avoid them

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Updated 0913 GMT (1713 HKT) January 29, 2018

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The nonprofit WaterAid asked pregnant women from around the world to share what they'll take to the hospital when they deliver their child. Some brought items that comfort them or clothes for the baby. Some had to bring their own basic medical supplies.<br /><br />Katy Shaw, 31, is originally from the United Kingdom and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. This will be her first baby.
Photos: Birth bags from around the world
The nonprofit WaterAid asked pregnant women from around the world to share what they'll take to the hospital when they deliver their child. Some brought items that comfort them or clothes for the baby. Some had to bring their own basic medical supplies.

Katy Shaw, 31, is originally from the United Kingdom and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. This will be her first baby.
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Katy Shaw's maternity bag.
Photos: Birth bags from around the world
Katy Shaw's maternity bag.
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Katy Shaw's bag includes: toiletries, snacks, diapers, hat, socks, mittens, clothes and swaddles for the baby, clothes for the mom, nightgowns, maternity underwear, maternity pads, nursing pads and massage oils.
Photos: Birth bags from around the world
Katy Shaw's bag includes: toiletries, snacks, diapers, hat, socks, mittens, clothes and swaddles for the baby, clothes for the mom, nightgowns, maternity underwear, maternity pads, nursing pads and massage oils.
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Agnes Noti, 22, of Tanzania, was photographed at the Kiomboi District Hospital as she was prepared to give birth to her third child. There was no source of water in the rooms where mothers deliver babies or care for newborns. There was one toilet and women had access to a sink that's also used to wash medical equipment. The water they drink is purchased from a shop, she said.
Photos: Birth bags from around the world
Agnes Noti, 22, of Tanzania, was photographed at the Kiomboi District Hospital as she was prepared to give birth to her third child. There was no source of water in the rooms where mothers deliver babies or care for newborns. There was one toilet and women had access to a sink that's also used to wash medical equipment. The water they drink is purchased from a shop, she said.
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Agnes Noti's bag includes: clothes for the baby, a blanket for the baby, socks, a basin, a flask and tea.
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Agnes Noti's bag includes: clothes for the baby, a blanket for the baby, socks, a basin, a flask and tea.
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Ellen Phiri, 23, of Malawi, was photographed as she prepared to give birth at the Simulemba Health Centre. It has no clean running water, no sterilization equipment and four toilets for 400 people, according to WaterAid. Water is collected from a water pump shared with the community.
Photos: Birth bags from around the world
Ellen Phiri, 23, of Malawi, was photographed as she prepared to give birth at the Simulemba Health Centre. It has no clean running water, no sterilization equipment and four toilets for 400 people, according to WaterAid. Water is collected from a water pump shared with the community.
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Ellen Phiri's bag includes: a flashlight because there is no electricity, a black plastic sheet to cover the delivery bed because it is it hard to clean the area, a razor blade to cut the umbilical cord, string to tie the umbilical cord, 200 Malawian Kwacha for food, three large sarongs for the mother to wear and to wrap her baby in.
Photos: Birth bags from around the world
Ellen Phiri's bag includes: a flashlight because there is no electricity, a black plastic sheet to cover the delivery bed because it is it hard to clean the area, a razor blade to cut the umbilical cord, string to tie the umbilical cord, 200 Malawian Kwacha for food, three large sarongs for the mother to wear and to wrap her baby in.
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Hazel Shandumba, 27, is from Zambia. There is no running water in the maternity ward where she planned to give birth.
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Hazel Shandumba, 27, is from Zambia. There is no running water in the maternity ward where she planned to give birth.
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