All parents should be provided with information regarding a) factors known to increase the risk of SIDS in the bed - sharing environment, including parental smoking (particularly maternal smoking in pregnancy), young maternal age, infant prematurity; and b) aspects of adult beds that should be modified with
infant safety in mind: e.g. gaps between bed and wall or other furniture, proximity of baby to pillows, type of bedding used, parental behaviour prior to bed - sharing such as consumption of alcohol, drugs or medication affecting arousal.
Our modern adult beds and typical sleeping arrangements are, in fact, not designed with
infant safety in mind.
Think about your bed and bedding with
infant safety in mind (avoid gaps, soft surfaces, keep babies away from pillows, do not swaddle or over-wrap a bedsharing baby).
Adult beds are not designed with
infant safety in mind.
When your baby is a tiny infant, the toys you select will be chosen with
infant safety in mind.
Not exact matches
We should all keep
in mind that an Institute of Medicine report, «
Infant Formula: Evaluating the
Safety of New Ingredients,» found that «although existing federal guidelines and regulations for evaluating the safety of food ingredients have worked well for conventional substances (e.g., vitamins, minerals), they are not sufficient to address the diversity of potential new ingredients proposed by manufacturers to develop formulas that mimic human milk.&
Safety of New Ingredients,» found that «although existing federal guidelines and regulations for evaluating the
safety of food ingredients have worked well for conventional substances (e.g., vitamins, minerals), they are not sufficient to address the diversity of potential new ingredients proposed by manufacturers to develop formulas that mimic human milk.&
safety of food ingredients have worked well for conventional substances (e.g., vitamins, minerals), they are not sufficient to address the diversity of potential new ingredients proposed by manufacturers to develop formulas that mimic human milk.»
So, with that all
in mind, my questions to you would be: which aspects of the Codex standard on
infant formula require strengthening and which measures would you recommend for improving the
safety and quality of
infant formula?
Keeping
safety precautions
in mind, try a baby swing or vibrating
infant seat.
Every Summer
Infant product, from the crib to the bath has been designed, developed, crafted, and created with integrity, ingenuity, and
safety in mind.
Continuing our Cause - Driven Registry with Nicole Ryan, today we feature DockATot, the portable baby bed / co-sleeper /
infant lounger designed with baby's
safety and comfort
in mind.
Take solace
in the fact that you have the research to back up your choices and that you're keeping your
infant's health and
safety top of
mind.
The latter includes homicides, as well as intentional suffocation, estimated at about 5 % of SUID deaths, but also suspected or definite accidental suffocations, because of an overlay by another person, or an asphyxial wedging or strangulation, especially where the
infant is not found dead
in a crib but having been on a structure not specifically designed with
infant sleep
safety in mind (recliners, waterbeds, couches, sofas and / or adult beds).9