Sentences with phrase «increase choking risk»

Sleeping on the back does not increase choking risk in babies with gastroesophageal reflux disease too.

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That could increase the risk that the Fed will lift rates too quickly, choking off the recovery.

The broken tab may present a choking hazard to an infant in the car seat, increasing the risk of injury.

Some parents worry that doing so increases the risk of choking, but this is not the case.

This not only leads to increased risk of choking but higher rates of ear infections.

Raw fruits and vegetables, particularly apples and those that break off into small pieces, increase the potential risk for choking.

As for spitting up, there is no increased risk of choking for healthy infants who sleep on their backs.

Most experts recommend starting to introduce solid foods once your baby is around six months old; before this time, the baby's digestive system is still developing and introducing solid foods may increase the risk of allergies, choking and infections.

Do not place food in the baby's mouth yourself, as this may increase the risk of choking.

If a young child is snacking in the car seat while you're driving, it also increases the risk of choking, and will delay your response time.

The new study shows that there was a small increased risk of choking with very sticky foods such as thick chunks of bread that might get stuck, at least temporarily in the throat, or large chunks of very slippery foods which might accidentally slip in a baby's grasp and be swallowed whole, such as large hard chunks of melon and avocado, or very ripe banana.

«This study adds to previous research conducted in smaller sample groups that also showed this approach does not increase the risk of a baby choking, and indeed in the UK, supports the Department of Health recommendation that babies can have finger foods from six months old.»

«Babies that feed themselves have no increased risk of choking, study suggests.»

But studies in countries where there has been a switch from babies sleeping predominantly on their stomachs to sleeping mainly on their backs have not found any evidence of increased risk of choking or other problems.

Adding cereal to the milk in a child's bottle will make it thicker which can increase the risk of your child choking.

If you help your little one to get pieces of food into his mouth that he could not have placed there by himself, then the risk of choking increases significantly.

Aside from depriving both of you of quality cuddle - time, propping increases the risks of choking, ear infections, and (after he's popped out a few pearly whites) tooth decay.

(It can also increase his risk of choking.)

If the event ever arose where mom would need a C - section, there is an increased risk of vomiting from the anesthetic, which can cause aspiration (basically mom choking on her own vomit).

A high gag reflex can increase the risk of choking no matter how small a food is.

The supine sleep position does not increase the risk of choking and aspiration in infants, even those with gastroesophageal reflux, because they have protective airway mechanisms.8, 9 Infants with gastroesophageal reflux should be placed for sleep in the supine position for every sleep, with the rare exception of infants for whom the risk of death from complications of gastroesophageal reflux is greater than the risk of SIDS (ie, those with upper airway disorders, for whom airway protective mechanisms are impaired), 10 including infants with anatomic abnormalities such as type 3 or 4 laryngeal clefts who have not undergone antireflux surgery.

«Babies that feed themselves have no increased risk of choking, study suggests.»

Second, it is a safety hazard — eating while walking, running or playing increases the risk of choking.

Too small a toy and you risk it getting swallowed by your pooch which can increase the risk of choking or intestinal obstruction.

Anything above that will be too big and increase their risk of choking, and anything to small will be eaten too quickly.

This increases the risks of choking.

Moreover, dogs who eat very quickly may swallow bones whole, without chewing them, subjecting them to an increased risk of choking.

Not chewing can increase the risk that your dog will gag or choke on the food.

There was no worrying whether these eggs were nutritionally correct, produced highly toxic effects, or even increased the mutt's risk of choking because of the shard from the egg shell.

Both companies have also said the wheels of other small toy cars can come off and increase the risk of choking.

Many families do not adhere to recommendations advanced by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) that infants be fed only breast milk or formula for the first 4 to 6 months of life.1 — 4 Although the health consequences associated with the early introduction of complementary foods are controversial, 5 — 8 there is evidence that early introduction of solid foods may increase infants» risk of enteric infections, allergic reactions, obesity, choking, and food aversion.9 — 13 Complementary foods are often high in protein, raising questions about the consequences of high protein intakes on growth and obesity.14 In addition, early complementary feeding does not increase the likelihood of nighttime sleeping15 and may increase the likelihood of feeding disorders, especially if parents introduce developmentally inappropriate food or feeding techniques before children have acquired the necessary neuromuscular skills.16, 17