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May is Save a Baby Month
By Laura Lee Davies on 01/05/2007 00:25:38
The Foundation for the Study of Sudden Infant Deaths have launched a month of safe sleeping awareness.
ThinkBaby safetyFactors known to help reduce the risk of cot deathMothers should avoid smoking during pregnancyParents should never let anyone smoke around their babyAlways put a baby on his back to sleepA baby should sleep in a cot in the same room
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Toxins found in baby rice - the facts behind the headlines
By Susie Boone on 13/04/2011 09:40:02
After reports in the media about low level arsenic, cadmium and lead being found in rice-based baby foods, we lay out the facts you need to know
Scientists in Sweden have called for new food safety guidelines after low levels of arsenic and other metal toxins, such as cadmium and lead, were confirmed in baby foods, particularly those containing rice.Is this something mums should be worried
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New study on repeat cot deaths
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/06/2007 01:12:24
New research seeks to play down the risk of repeat cot deaths in one family.
of an adult bed and be injured. Bedtime safety Keep your baby's bedroom at 16-18 degrees C - as a rough guide, if you are comfortable in light clothing, it’s probably about right. Overheating is a risk factorDon't use pillows - or a duvet until your baby
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Family Summer: Sun Care Tips
By Sarah Lawson on 10/08/2010 01:46:51
Here are 5 great tips about keeping your family's skin safe in the sun this summer
We all know that it's important to stay safe in the sun but how many of us are really as careful as we should be? Whether you're spending the summer in the UK or going abroad, it's important for adults, children and especially babies to be sun safe
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Research links antibiotics and asthma
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/03/2006 10:09:12
Canadian researchers claim antibiotics given in the first year can increase the risk of asthma.
Researchers in Canada at the University of British Columbia have found that children who are given antibiotics in the first year of life are twice as likely to develop childhood asthma as those who do not take the drug.Antibiotics are not as freely issued as they once were, but ...
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MMR vaccination take-up rises
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/09/2006 01:15:59
The Government says more parents are having their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella again.
The Government's Information Centre have reported a slight rise in the number of children receiving the MMR vaccine. It is seen as a sign that public confidence is returning for the controversial jab given when a baby is one year old.Since one
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Meningitis and its routine vaccine
By Kimberley Smith on 08/11/2010 14:12:26
A vaccine currently only given to high risk children will soon be added to the general vaccination programme
In 2006, the NHS introduced a new vaccination to protect against pneumococcal disease as part of the main vaccinations programme for children under one year of age. What is meningitis?There are different kinds of meningitis – which causes an inflammation of the lining of the br...
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Travel vaccinations for babies
By Sarah Lawson on 21/08/2009 01:24:52
Travel to many countries may involve getting vaccination protection against diseases common to the local area
Travelling abroad can require the right vaccinations for more countries that you'd think.Vaccines for babiesMany medicines for babies are not tested on infants but are reduced dosages from the adult medicines. Discuss vaccines with your doctor
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Safe swimming for babies
By Monica Stylli on 14/06/2010 01:09:14
Some useful advice for protecting delicate skin from sun and sea.
With the summer months upon us it won’t be long before you’ll have the paddling pool out in the garden or be jetting off on that family holiday in the sun. Babies and toddlers love nothing more than splashing about in the sea or a swimming pool
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Baby cough medicines pulled
By Monica Stylli on 27/03/2008 15:23:13
Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency orders six baby cough medicines to be removed from sale for the under-twos
Today the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ordered six cough remedies be removed from sale for children under the age of two amid fears of accidental overdose.The medicines in question are:Asda Children's Chesty Cough SyrupCalcough ChestyBoots Chesty Cough Syru...
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