Pediatrics Articles
Taking Vitamin D During Pregnancy
Vitamin D prevents language problems A study published in the March 2012 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Association of Pediatrics, has shown again how important vitamin D3 supplementation is during pregnancy (Whitehouse, 2012). This study measured the vitamin D level of pregnant women and then observed language development in their children at ...
Continue Reading »The Latest Measles Outbreak Warning. Should We Be Scared?
Here is my newest post at the excellent SAFbaby website on vaccines Measles Warning You’ve probably heard about the latest headline news that a possible Measles outbreak could hit the US this year. USA Today reported a few weeks ago that The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned folks that the Olympics in ...
Continue Reading »California Parents of Teenagers Beware
Governor Jerry Brown has just signed an unprecedented bill into law that allows 12-year-old children in California to choose for themselves whether they want to get an HPV vaccine (Gardasil) without their parents’ consent. This vaccine is intended to prevent human papilloma virus infection, a sexually transmitted disease associated with cervical cancer. Boys and girls ...
Continue Reading »Back to School Health Checklist
Lunches Packing lunch for school can be hard on parents. I suggest you sit down with your kids and make a list of things they want to eat in their lunches. This can lead to (yet another) discussion of the foods that are nourishing and foods that are not so good for your body. Putting ...
Continue Reading »Do your children need nutritional supplements? Part II
Dr. Randall Neustaedter You know the perfect diet for your children. Breast milk for the first year at least. Then solids in the form of pureed fruits and vegetables starting at six months until twelve months. Then fresh fruits and vegetables all through the day, whole grains, clean protein products in the form of eggs, ...
Continue Reading »Antibiotics are not needed for ear infections
Ear infections represent the most common reason for antibiotic prescriptions in children, even though the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that most children with acute ear infections can be observed for a period of 48 to 72 hours without antibiotics (AAP Subcommittee, 2004). They reached this conclusion because most children with ear infections will get ...
Continue Reading »Boosting Kids’ Immune Systems
For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere kids are back at school and winter weather is approaching. This means dealing with colds, coughs, and perhaps flus. Prevention is the key. The first step for parents to take during cold season is to build immune function in your children and create the highest resistance to ...
Continue Reading »Exclusive breastfeeding protects against infections
Once more we discover the incredible value of breastfeeding for the health of infants. In a study published in the Archives of Disease of Childhood, researchers found that exclusive breastfeeding for six months resulted in less infections of many types compared to babies who did not breastfeed or babies who were partially breastfed. It also ...
Continue Reading »Encourage Breastfeeding with Baby-Parent Bed Sharing
It seems obvious that babies who sleep with their parents are likely to breastfeed more than babies who sleep in a separate room. They will probably nurse more often and nurse for a longer duration of their lives. A study published in the November 2010 issue of Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of ...
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