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...