Tips for Avoiding Food Allergies in Infants More children in the United States suffer from food allergies than ever before. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies in children increased 18% from 1997 to 2007. It is estimated that 25% of allergic reactions that occur in school involve...
Protecting Your Baby From Whooping Cough
Protecting Your Baby From Whooping Cough Pertussis, otherwise known as Whopping Cough is a serious illness that may result in hospitalization and death for infants. Pertussis can be easily spread by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others. Adults should also get vaccinated because many infants’ contract pertussis from a...
Important Changes to Infant Dosage of Acetaminophen
Important Changes to Infant Dosage of Acetaminophen Staying updated on changes to children’s medicine is crucial in avoiding complications. Too much could be fatal, too little could be ineffective. Recent changes to a popular children’s medication called Liquid Acetaminophen has lead the FDA to inform parents on the importance of carefully reading...
Protecting Your Baby Against Birth Defects
Protecting Your Baby Against Birth Defects How much do you know about birth defects? It’s a shocking statistic, but one in every 33 babies is born with a birth defect which is also the leading cause of infant death. You can minimize this risk to your unborn child by eliminating alcohol and...
Practice Safe Swaddling to Protect Baby’s Hips
Practice Safe Swaddling to Protect Baby’s Hips For new parents it’s crucial to understand the importance of safely swaddling a newborn. Not only is swaddling a great source of comfort for infants but it also helps to keep them warm and toasty until their internal thermostat kicks in. However, there are risks...
The Natural Born Mother Is a Myth – Prenatal Classes Help Every Parent
The Natural Born Mother Is a Myth – Prenatal Classes Help Every Parent Some women are described as “natural born mothers.” When you’re pregnant for the first time, those words can cause feelings of inadequacy and confusion. If other women are “natural mothers” while you feel nervous and unsure, then does that...
How to Help Your Newborn Sleep at Night
How to Help Your Newborn Sleep at Night Sleeping through the night is a skill most babies achieve by 2-3 months of age. If they are helped along, that is. I have been advising my patients to give the baby a bath between 8-9 PM, in order to signal the end of...
Early Childhood Obesity Intervention Is a Must
Early Childhood Obesity Intervention Is a Must Summary: To be effective, any campaign against childhood obesity must include intervention strategies to combat obesity in preschool children, say researchers at the University of California San Francisco in a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine. When childhood obesity is in the...
Herd Immunity: Creating a Shield of Protection from Disease
Herd Immunity: Creating a Shield of Protection from Disease Ever since the beginning of time mankind and every other animal creature on earth had to learn to defend against predators. Animals kill each other for food and territory and we all battle disease and pain. Human beings don’t kill each other for...
Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency
Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency The American Academy of Pediatrics has recently published new recommendations regarding vitamin D intake for infants, children and adolescents. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin involved in many processes in the body. Adequate intake not only prevents and treats rickets, but it is also implicated in the...