Toddler injuries from cot and playpen accidents totalled 10,000 in the US last year, prompting claims that cot manufacturers still need to do more to improve safety.The report, in the journal Pediatrics, found that the majority of incidents happened

First Aid for Babies & Children by Dr David Bass and Professor Maurice Kibel Covers all kinds of infant illnesses, dangers and injuries.It's pretty graphic and you shouldn't let it scare you into fearing the worst Features: Diagrams, tips boxes

whatever is to hand. Bookshelves not attached to walls, light tables and other objects can cause serious injury if the baby pulls them over onto herself. You might want to hide some furniture away in an out-of-bounds room or make sure shelves are fixed

or injury, the body should be able to normally start to control blood flow and heal through clotting, as soon as the injury occurs. Vitamin K also helps build healthy bones.What are good sources of vitamin K?If an older baby is perfectly healthy, his body

at highlighting the very real dangers in everyday life. Making parents and carers more mindful of simple guidelines on running a safer home can help guard against needless child injury and death.For more about Child Safety Week, including useful downloads and tips

times more likely to have an excessively large baby, while their chances of having a C-section doubled compared to the leanest women, the study found. Delivering very large babies can put mum and baby more at risk of injury. The heaviest women’s chances

physical injury on yourself after a sauna or hot bath. If you've ever stepped from the sauna or hot bath feeling dizzy and woozy then you'll understand why. The high temperature of a sauna is intended to encourage your veins to dilate and make the body

guideline also dispels the myth that ‘once a caesarean, always a caesarean’ because the evidence shows that for women who have had up to and including four previous CS, the risk of fever, bladder injuries and surgical injuries is the same with a planned CS

sleep, and encourages good digestion and the absorption of vital nutrients. This is particularly relevant when it comes to car seats which play such an important role in protecting babies from injury in car accidents. At the Aprica Central Research

Every week in the UK, over 2000 children and young people are admitted to hospital because of injury, and every week five children or young people will die due to accidents. Many of these accidents are preventable, hence the annual campaign