Losing a child is quite possibly a parent's worst nightmare, and Hoffmann's post offered a warning to other breastfeeding moms that no matter how tired they might be, they should always "get up and go to a chair. Sheree Young, a registered nurse, spoke in a video for Premiere Health about the safety issues that can happen when a nursing mother falls asleep while breastfeeding her baby. Young noted that it's "perfectly okay" for nursing moms to breastfeed in bed, but cautions that falling asleep while nursing in bed can create a dangerous situation.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed accounted for 25 percent of sudden unexpected infant deaths SUID in It's statistics like these that prompted the American Academy of Pediatrics to issue new safe sleep guidelines for parents in October These new safe sleep guidelines recommend that parents shouldn't bed share with their babies, especially babies under 4 months, as the evidence reviewed by the AAP revealed that the risk of SIDS and SUID are much higher for this age group.
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Learn more or change your cookie preferences. By continuing to use our service, you agree to our use of cookies. We use cookies why? You can change cookie preferences. Continued site use signifies consent. During these conversations, Goodstein also recommends making time to highlight pacifiers.
Since non-nutritive sucking is soothing for babies, pacifiers can be used to calm them between feedings, after the first few weeks of life once breastfeeding, and breastmilk volume is established.
Moreover, pacifier-use is known to significantly reduce the risk of SIDS. Remember though, Goodstein cautions, breastfeeding should be well-established before families introduce pacifiers.
Interested in more strategies to improve breastfeeding rates? Join our mailing list to receive announcements on a fall webinar devoted to helping health professionals better support breastfeeding mothers. Wondering whether my own implicit biases impacted my care of patients and families, I realize that I cannot redo past ER experiences. If I could go back, I would slow down to acknowledge and try to set my biases aside and approach patients from a personally more informed perspective.
But now, I can use my past, present, and future experiences to ensure NICHQ is amplifying important lessons from this multi-year effort reflecting the compassion, care, and commitment of hundreds of dedicated professionals in pursuit of equitable, accessible, and quality healthcare for people living with sickle cell disease. Well-child visits and recommended vaccinations are essential, ensuring children stay healthy and are protected from preventable diseases and illnesses such as measles, whooping cough, and seasonal flu.
But, as the COVID pandemic persists, data shows that fewer childhood vaccinations have been given and many children have fallen behind on their scheduled appointments. Healthcare professionals should utilize the following strategies to work with parents and caregivers to get their children caught up on missed appointments and recommended vaccinations.
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