MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'infant health'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:53:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441975&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-your-hospitals-maternity-ward-close%2F2011.02.06 When our country starts closing obstetrical units in hospitals because they “cost too much” money to operate, pregnant women need to pay attention because their babies are in serious trouble. Such was the case of the most recent casualty, South Seminole Hospital, a 200-bed hospital, that’s located within 30 minutes of my neighborhood. More than 20,000 babies were born in South Seminole Hospital during the past 18 years, and many of the babies were delivered by a local obstetrician who died approximately three years ago. I recall sitting in the emergency room of the hospital with a fractured ankle and listening to a chime that used to ring every time a baby was born. It was a soothing and humbling sound knowing that a new life was making its grand entrance each time that chime rang.... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441975 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:00:12 +0100 4441975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197067&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finner-ear-infections-still-no-need-for-antibiotics%2F2010.11.23 Kids get inner ear infections and then they get antibiotics, despite a long-standing knowledge that it’s not always best. Any physician knows this, but who hasn’t faced an irate or anxious parent in the exam room insisting on a prescription, whether the evidence warrants it or not? Reuters reports that the tally for all those antibiotics is $2.8 billion dollars, or $350 per child annually. And there’s only a slight benefit to them. While hardly comforting to the parents, physicians can add more heft to their argument that antibiotics are only modestly more effective than nothing, and they can avoid the rashes and diarrhea that antibiotics incur. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197067 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:00:00 +0100 4197067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269677&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fdr-hale-to-launch-infant-risk-center%2F Pregnant women, mothers, and their physicians soon will have a new resource for up-to-date, evidence-based answers to their questions about using specific medications during pregnancy or lactation. Tom Hale, Ph.D., expert on perinatal pharmacology and author of Medications and Mother’s Milk, has announced the development of the InfantRisk Center, a national call center associated with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo and Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health. The InfantRisk Center has the following objectives: * Provide the largest source of data on the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers in the world * Provides a website and online databases to be used by every major university in the USA * Engages on web forum with more than 13,000 registered he... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269677 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:04:19 +0100 3269677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193905&cid=t_185455_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fcan-rubber-ducky-poison-you.html From MomsRising . . .In a staggering announcement this past weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated there's now officially cause for "concern" about toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, but they stopped short of banning BPA from products children and pregnant and nursing women use everyday.1 It's not enough to just announce "concern." We already know BPA is dangerous, and we know there are safer alternatives. It's time for Congress to take this issue to the next level to keep our kids safe. Urge your U.S. Senators today to co-sponsor and support the Ban Poisonous Additives Act that will ban BPA from food and beverage containers. http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=97Bisephenol-A (BPA) is one of the most pervasive... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193905 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:38:00 +0100 3193905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146100&cid=t_185455_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fspanking-decreases-iq.html New research demonstrates what many of us could guess . . . Being spanked as a child is linked to having a lower IQ, according to a study presented today at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego. The relationship between spanking and intelligence is found in children around the world, said the lead author of the study, University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. Children in the United States who were spanked had lower IQs -- by 2.8 to 5 points -- than those who were not spanked, Straus found. Straus studied 806 children ages 2 to 4 and 704 ages 5 to 9. Both groups were retested four years later. How often parents spanked influenced IQ score. "The more spanking, the slower the development of the child's mental ability," Straus said in a news relea... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146100 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:47:00 +0100 3146100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473226&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fa-mystery-illness-identified%2F Sometimes being a mother means being a detective. My 10-month-old had a restless night last Saturday. On Sunday she was fussy and not much interested in eating solid food, which was unusual for her. I chalked it up to teething because I could see two new teeth poking their way through the top gums. Photo by Joana CroftTeething was ruled out later that night when she spiked a fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit. The next morning I started to get really worried — what would cause a fever and disinterest in food, but no runny nose, vomiting, or diarrhea? Had she managed to swallow something she shouldn’t? I started researching by reading the fever information at AskDrSears.com. Roseola sounded like a possibility but it didn’t explain why my little one didn’t want solids. T... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473226 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:35:29 +0100 2473226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382285&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fguidance-on-swine-flu-and-breastfeeding%2F Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) have issued strong guidance on the importance of breastfeeding for protection against the H1N1 swine flu. The CDC states, “Infants who are not breastfeeding are particularly vulnerable to infection and hospitalization for severe respiratory illness.” Photo courtesy of Furya Thus, the CDC urges new mothers to initiate breastfeeding early and to feed frequently. Mothers already breastfeeding should continue to do so, even if they become ill. Formula feeding should be avoided or minimized and breastfeeding maximized. In the Health News Digest, USBC Chair Joan Younger Meek, MD, MS, RD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC, recommends breastfeedng in emergency situations such as a swine flu o... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382285 Sat, 02 May 2009 05:55:40 +0100 2382285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081362&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FzOJo5TUDLds%2F Breastfeeding your baby is one key way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death or cot death. In fact, a 2008 meta-analysis of 27 studies showed that babies who were breastfed, even partially breastfed, were one-third less likely to die of SIDS than babies who were never breastfed. Back to Sleep Over 13 years ago the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first policy statement on reducing the risk of SIDS and recommended that all healthy babies be placed to sleep on their backs. Soon thereafter the “Back to Sleep Campaign” began. In the time since, the SIDS rate has fallen over 50 percent. The following poll lets you vote anonymously so we can get an idea of whether parents are following the recommendation to put their babies &#8220... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081362 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:30:12 +0100 2081362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035983&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FGvhRyZwqqUw%2F Woman admiring my baby: “She looks so healthy!” Me: “Thank you!” Woman: “Are you nursing her?” Me: “Yes.” Woman (nodding knowingly and approvingly): “She looks so healthy!” * * * * * Interactions like those refuel my tank. Sometimes it gets discouraging to hear stories of women harassed for breastfeeding in public, and to hear criticism of women who promote breastfeeding, and to see such low rates of breastfeeding initiation and continuation. What a pleasant surprise to be complimented and acknowledged for breastfeeding! Tags: compliment, four-month-old, infant health, motherhood, nursingShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035983 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:25:54 +0100 2035983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879570&cid=t_185455_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fnew-study-suggests-new-way-to-reduc.html Simply turning on a fan in a sleeping baby's room can reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 72 percent, a study says.The study punctuates other findings that SIDS can be greatly reduced by changing a sleeping baby's environment, said the study's author, De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente Research in Oakland, Calif. Li noted that a fan is an especially great benefit when there are other risk factors present such as an overheated room and soft bedding.Li studied the cases of 185 babies who died from SIDS in California during a four-year period, and, through interviews with the mothers, compared their environmental circumstances to those of babies who did not die.Li's study also found that simply having open windows reduces SIDS risk by 36... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879570 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:00 +0100 2879570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809992&cid=t_185455_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fvs3PpluH8t4%2F It has been two months since Nicole was born. I have yet to capture a good picture of her wonderful smile, so this photo will have to do. She cracks me up! Yesterday I took her to our family practitioner for her two month well baby visit. She’s doing great, nursing well, and meeting all of her developmental milestones (in spite of my inability to capture them on film!) She weighed 12 pounds 9 ounces, and measured 23 inches in length and 15.5 inches in head circumference. When the doctor told me that that put Nicole in the 25th, 10th and 10th percentiles on the CDC growth charts, I was a little surprised! My second daughter was petite like that, but does this look like a child who is on the low end of the charts? Ignore my belly! Look! Cute buddha baby! Cute Imse Vimse organic cotton... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809992 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:47:23 +0100 1809992