All Entries in the "Health & Safety" Category
Childproofing Your Home Office
Child proofing or baby proofing your home is primarily for the safety of your baby but it can also help to prevent damage and accidents being caused to your home appliances (think fridge left open for hours and the spoilage that can result, for instance).
This is particularly important for those stay at home parents who [...]
Circumcision Methods And Post Circumcision Care – Some Guidelines
Having taken a decision for circumcision of a baby – whether based on religious considerations or tradition – or based on medical considerations – parents need to ensure that the procedure is performed in as safe and medically sound way as possible. This not only reduces the chance of an accident (accidentally snipping off more [...]
Say Goodbye To Newborn Apnea And Other Sleeping Disorders
The health of the babies is important to parents. It is quite obvious how they are protective of their children and always consider the health of the baby a priority. Sometimes, a parent’s nightmare appears during sleep as well. It happens when babies have difficulty of breathing during sleep.
When breathing stops for a few moments, [...]
Circumcision – Medical And Ethical Aspects To Consider
Circumcision can be a sensitive subject, which raises issues of religion, custom and tradition – which causes a quandary in the mind of parents – whether or not Circumcision should be performed on their new born baby.
There are arguments in favor of the procedure, such as improved hygiene and decreased risk of certain infections – [...]
Wheezing In A Newborn – Does It Mean Asthma?
It can be a frightening sight to watch your little baby wheezing or struggle with their breathing. And if you do note wheezing in your baby, does that necessarily mean that the baby has or will develop asthma?
It does not. An episode of wheezing (a whistling or high pitched sound that may emerge when the [...]
Autism Can Be Detected By Child’s Voice
Autism is a condition where early intervention is thought to be very important. To this end, researchers have developed a device called LENA (Language Environment Analysis) to help detect autism early.
This is an automated vocal analysis system that helps to detect autism among children zeroing in on the differences in speech of toddlers.
Children with autism [...]
Labial Adhesions – What Are They And Should You Be Concerned?
A labial adhesion is not something that many of us have heard about. It is a fibrous growth found to be present among some newborn girls, where the inner lips of the vagina appear to be joined or fused together.
What is a labial adhesion?
A pale, thin semi translucent membrane in the vaginal region is an [...]
What Is The Best Medicine For A Newborn With Colic?
Here we came across a question commonly posed by new parents who are at their wit’s end trying to figure out how best to treat their baby’s colic.
Parents of newborns have themselves suggested the following things to calm a baby with colic:
Gas drops are one option, though they do nothing to improve the situation for [...]
