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Kissing a cleft lip goodbye- Adnan\'s Journey, Part I Autism is a journey with many co-pilots Autism’s monetary costs nearly match emotional toll Teaching kids and adults about differences Booster seat battles when she’s not a baby any more Did I wait too
by：Aoqi
2020-04-15
Nicole LapinCNN.
In a crowded hospital corridor in Alexandria, Egypt, Adnan\'s blue eyes suddenly popped out.
He sat on the leg of his father Mohammed Saleh.
Saleh looked at me and then at the pregnant wife next to him.
\"I hope the new one doesn\'t have this situation,\" he said in crappy English . \".
\"This situation\" refers to the cleft lip of his son.
Salehs is one of more than 200 families who appear at the shark Al Madina hospital in an attempt to receive free treatment for their children\'s lips and/or palate.
This is the first mission of smile action in the city, with a higher turnout than expected.
\"I don\'t know why he had it,\" Saleh kissed his 7-month-
The forehead of the son.
I wish I could give him an answer.
I tried to tell him in my crappy Arabic that the organization says it\'s a combination of genetic, environmental and nutritional factors.
For a father who tries to fix anything that causes his son to be deformed, it doesn\'t make much sense.
Of every 750 babies around the world, about 1 is a cleft lip and/or upper jaw.
Unlike the United States, in countries like Egypt, corrective surgery is expensive and difficult to carry out.
I came to the volunteer group with a smile.
Plastic surgeons, nurses and pediatricians from all over the world
Designed to change children like Adnan.
Volunteers converted the corner of the hospital into eight with adrenaline and Turkish coffee.
Step screening process for the first day of the task.
Became a registration center.
Markers and recycled paper are the positioning signs: \"Vital Signs\", \"dentistry\", \"Anesthesiology \".
\"Sheets, beach balls and coloring books are quickly like an indoor playground.
Women in full headscarves wait for the time the child has a chance to undergo surgery.
An older woman walked too fast and almost tripped her long dress.
\"My grandson, my grandson, look, look,\" she cried, holding in one hand the advertisement that appeared in the local newspaper, and in the other hand the wallet full of his pictures.
In this mission, the team will have about 175 surgeries.
Not everyone who was screened for two days had surgery.
The organization screened children based on their chances of successful recovery.
In the process, Salehs is the 27 th.
When they got the number at 7 I started following them. m.
They ended around noon and before they left I asked Adnan\'s father what he wanted his son to be when he grew up.
Saleh quickly replied: \"He can be happy no matter what.
I said, doctor, lawyer, police . . . . . . ?
He nodded. \"I just want my son to have a chance . \"
\"A child who has not been treated will leave a social stigma in many parts of the world.
Some cultures regard it as a \"curse\" or a \"will of God \".
\"If a child is not treated, the actual crack at the top of his or her mouth will be difficult to eat and talk.
In some parts of the world where malnutrition is prevalent, some young people will not be able to survive.
I heard the last prayer call for the day\'s echo outside the seaside hospital-which means 8 in the evening.
I just found out that Adnan has had surgery.
It is planned to be held on Saturday morning.
I can\'t wait to see what he looks like when he doesn\'t just smile with his eyes.
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Even if you inform the expert and read the books a few months in advance, you will not be ready.
Every child is a unique snowflake.
No blueprint.
You sit in the seat of your pants.
You and my colleagues. pilots.
When I was blogging last year, Emma was with teacher Lynn Tano, and I didn\'t know how much I would learn or how I would be moved by posts from people with autism and those who like it. (
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But when I re-examine my writing, I feel fear, loneliness and sadness.
There is more life with Emma.
Emma is usually a happy 12-year-old girl.
She loves her family and very much wants us to be together and she will constantly ask for absent members.
Although language therapy is still a struggle, Emma has made progress on the goals of the school.
Her teacher, Lynn.
Emma still breaks out occasionally, but since she has no control, I no longer get a call to take her home.
In addition to maintaining a calm classroom, Lynn has expanded Emma\'s curriculum beyond the school.
Community of Emma
Activities include overseeing shopping tours.
She got the simple items her teacher needed and their money.
She went to the store to shop, then went back to school and handed over the items to the teacher as they changed.
It is a blessing to have a creative educator with experience with children with special needs.
But experience is not always necessary.
Kaloni is swimming coach for Emma.
He works with a lot of kids, but Emma is his first child with autism.
Like Lynn, he was relaxed, patient and a cheerleader.
With repetition and familiarity, you have a formula for success.
Two examples: Monica and Dr. Cathy.
Monica cut Emma\'s hair.
It used to be an event full of twisting and tears.
Now Emma is sitting in a chair with no fuss in her overalls.
I used to hold Emma down with two dental technicians, so Dr.
Cathy can pry her mouth open.
Now she jumps into the chair and opens her mouth when asked in time.
An amazing shift, even if it does take years.
We were not sent out by a long shot.
Emma is still reluctant to speak, making it almost impossible to develop social skills.
She will start her period soon.
She will not be able to understand what is happening to her body.
The confusion and pain that she will be going through has prompted parents to debate about the use of drugs to prevent this cycle.
So we will definitely face challenges.
But as long as we move on and have a common
We will take the pilot there.
Have you dealt with the challenge of autism?
We want to hear what you think.
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Stephanie Smith cnn medical products took my arm from my leg without any warning and snuggled my hand on his leg, I have to admit meMy 10-year-
The old \"captive\" Darian sepulvida gently pinched my hand and refused to let go.
I turned to him for the first time that day and found myself really looking at him.
In his eyes, I think I saw the flash of struggle and pain.
It is also a kind of light, a deep understanding of the disease that has hijacked his brain and body.
Dorian, who is autistic, has been unable to speak since he was 2 years old, and he rarely gives eye contact for more than a second.
Just before he grabbed my arm, I had interviewed his mother, Ada Sepulveda, about the serious costs associated with Darian care and treatment.
From the moment Darian\'s autism was diagnosed, when he was 2 years old, Sepulvedas began to pay the bill after the unpaid bill.
They have been hit hard economically.
Take out countless loans from family and friends and drain their £ 401 (k)accounts.
In order to pay for the treatment of Dorian, they have exhausted all the resources.
Ada is suffering from her struggle with health insurance reps almost every day for Dorian\'s autism
Related health issues
Including inflammatory disease, neurological and linguistic problems.
Covered by her health insurance company.
When she said, \"Why are they doing this to autism ? \" She was very angry.
Why is it treated differently than other diseases? It\'s inhumane.
You won\'t tell a person with a diabetic child, \'Oh, there\'s no way to cure it.
You gave them insulin. You treat them.
\"I put forward cases of graves and other families to affordable health insurance centers on behalf of small businesses and health insurance companies.
I ask, why wouldn\'t the insurance company pay when families pay tens of thousands of dollars for autism treatment and treatment?
Kevin Wrege, a CAHI spokesperson, said every state serves children with autism at school and through early intervention programs.
CAHI\'s position is that the state should continue to help autistic children through the national system, rather than transferring the burden of care to private health insurance companies.
The result of this burden, he said, is that insurance rates for small businesses and individuals will spiral further.
Most private health insurance programs cover the diagnosis and medical treatment of autism, he added.
But there is no final proof of how to treat autism.
Like applied behavior analysis popular among parents
Not included.
According to families like Sepulvedas, the problem of coverage is not more experimental treatment, but basic health care.
Her statement was repeatedly rejected, she said, because the essential drug had nothing to do with Dorian\'s autism and when he showed a nervous system problem, her statement was also rejected.
I told Kristina Zeng Yue-year-
Twins in autistic patients have worked in the health insurance industry.
She said that while the financial burden may be devastating for families, there is still hope.
Peck helps families work around the insurance company coding system.
She advised the family not to call the insurance representative and say, \"My child is autistic and we need occupational therapy,\" but simply, \"My child has low muscle tension, we need occupational therapy.
Peck, after receiving a large number of insurance claims to deny, often has a relationship with the family.
She is trying to decode and decrypt the health insurance system according to the family so that the family can get insurance while waiting for the autism cure.
She has helped the family recover $1 over the past two years.
1 million claim dismissed.
Nevertheless, Ada Sepulveda is often beaten by the health insurance system.
She is dissatisfied that while dealing with the tired schedule of Darian\'s medical needs, she and her family have also spent so much energy in the fight against the insurance company.
When they had time to think, the family of Dorian was tortured by problems.
What if they don\'t have to fight so hard for insurance?
Will he be better?
Will he make more progress?
After leaving the home of the grave, I want to know the same thing.
When I look into Dorian\'s eyes, will the kind of understanding, the flashing of light that I find be more wonderful? Can he even form a few words? If he has received all the treatments his family thinks he needs, please communicate more?
This is a question that can never be answered.
What do you think?
Should autism treatment be covered by private health insurance or should states provide care and treatment for children with autism?
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I stumbled upon an article about Cerrie Burnell the other day
Host a British TV show for toddlers.
Her right arm turned out to be incomplete and some parents were worried that it might scare their children.
Other parents think that the BBC is trying to show her in the name of diversity, by showing her so prominently, too politically correct and too inclusive.
After my initial suspicion (
Scared the child? ? ! ! pish! )
This makes me think: how will my child react?
If there are any signs of past experience, their first reaction will be extensive
Eyes surprised: did they see what they really thought they saw?
Then there is a strong curiosity (
What happened to that man?
Why is she?
How does she tie her shoes? ).
If they can, they will.
Embarrassing Me)
Of course, I want to contact, check and ask.
Last summer, there was a boy with only one arm.
Or, rather, like Bonnell, an incomplete arm ends below the elbow)
He showed up at their day camp.
Although he is not in any of their groups, the girls (Who is the 7 th and 9 th?
When they walk through all day, there are many opportunities to look at him.
When the same boy appeared at another camp they attended later that summer, he was old news.
My youngest son revealed that they don\'t like him very much.
Not because his arm was missing, but because he was mean.
Their ultimate comfort to him is not to say that my eldest son is not struggling.
When he suddenly thinks of her, she will be a little haunted at night.
I think fear, compassion and compassion are equal.
But she talked to me about him and how he looked happy and enjoying life despite his \"disability (
I suspect it\'s not stopping him. .
We talked about how he was loved by his parents, just like she was loved by her parents.
I think this fight is good for her.
This allows her to overcome the feeling of discomfort-pity, fear, infatuation, or whatever --
And finally peace with them.
Being with the boy is different from him.
At the risk of sounding Polly
I think it\'s good for both children and adults.
Ups just struggles with what they fear because of the difference.
It helps us grow and grow.
Like human beings.
Think about the strong public reaction to cross-racial couples 50 years ago.
Or a gay couple 10 years ago.
The more obvious they are, the more unusual they are.
Less threatthey become.
It\'s about perceiving other people, including their differences, ordinary people like you and me, after all, what are they, isn\'t it?
Some people might think that it would make Bernell
The host is a bold move.
But only by taking such action can we show the children that \"different\" people have the same right to be seen as others.
Should people be forced out of their comfort zone?
I want to hear what you think.
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Com producer video/News \"let your child sit in the power chair before they are 4 years old --foot-9 and 60 pounds
Finally, the defense is made in the form of public service announcements.
I will support anywhere I can get!
As my daughter approached the age of 8, I felt more and more pressure from other parents asking her to give up the booster chair and let her wear only adult seat belts.
\"None of her friends will sit in the booster chair,\" they warned . \".
\"Will she use a booster chair when dating?
\"Is it just me or does it sound like,\" Come on!
All the kids are doing it! ”?
We have been under pressure before.
Before she is 6 months old, give her solid first. (
\"Will she breastfeed in kindergarten? ”)
Then turn her car seat forward before she is 20 pounds years old. (
\"How can she enjoy the trip if she can\'t see it? ”)
Then let her play outside without her parents. (
\"But she will be with the other kids-they can look at each other! ”)
Now that she\'s 8 years old, state law is no longer protecting her in the car seat department.
No state insists on parents measuring 8-year-
Make sure the adult belt is suitable (
On the hips, not on the belly and shoulders, not on the neck).
However, many states do not even require children to sit in the back seat, although the risk is well documented-car manufacturers have issued warnings about the dangers of children sitting in the front seat of the car sun visor.
Don\'t get me wrong-
I know adults today live without car seats.
My childhood travels were caught between brother Roger and brother Mike, who desperately tried not to vomit when inhaling cigarette smoke.
One trip I didn\'t vomit was that four of us rode from Illinois to Florida in a pickup truck.
I have seen a study by the Children\'s Hospital of Philadelphia that shows that children sitting in a booster chair are 59% less injured than children wearing seat belts.
My daughter is less than 50 inch tall and less than 45 pounds tall.
For a long time to come, she will be sitting in the power chair.
In those years, I think we would wrestle with her when she was watching a movie, and when she was practicing in ballet, we would leave the building and ask her to find a boy --girl party.
Don\'t let me start dating.
I will try not to criticize parents who are not as good as my conservative on these issues and I hope they can give me the same freedom (
Maybe, the attitude is not so good? )
Because I brought her a little closer to the nest.
What about your children?
Do you think it is worth taking the risk of social stigma to have them sit in the power chair before the seat belt is appropriate?
Or are parents like me over-protective?
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As a new feature of CNNhealth.
Our team of experts and doctors will answer questions from readers.
This is a question for the doctor. Gupta.
Molly, Washington, asked: \"I\'m 35 years old and spend most of my adult life focusing on my career, which I love!
But I have only recently understood that I may have missed the chance to have a baby naturally. Is that true?
How worried should I be?
Answer: Thank you, Molly.
There are a lot of women in the same position as you.
They want a family, but not yet.
This is not a bad thing!
It\'s great to hear that you have a career you like and are so passionate about.
First of all, let me say, no-you didn\'t miss the \"window of opportunity\" for having children \".
Many women in their 30 s and 40 s are naturally pregnant.
Pregnancy may take longer compared to women in their 20 s.
According to Tintin March, one out of every five women has children after the age of 35.
Of course, there is no risk in waiting.
As the age grows, the quality of the eggs and the ability of the ovaries to release the eggs will decrease.
As a result, the rate of abortion among women aged 35 to 39 increased to 20%.
After the age of 40, it rose to 50%.
Women over 35 years of age also have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes and have infants with genetic diseases such as Down syndrome.
You should now start evaluating your health patterns, even a few years before pregnancy, and make any necessary lifestyle changes.
Basic rules apply: Do not smoke, limit stress and keep your body moving.
But it\'s also a good idea to meet your OB.
GYN and a comprehensive pre-pregnancy examination.
He or she will be able to provide advice specific to your body to help you get on the road.
In addition, you can consider taking prenatal vitamins every day.
Even if you haven\'t been pregnant for years, it offers a great deal of nutrients including calcium, iron, protein and folic acid.
These nutrients are not only good for your body, but also help to prepare and strengthen the uterus for conception.
Be sure to select prenatal vitamins containing at least 1 mg of folic acid.
It is an essential nutrient in the development of infants.
Molly, wish you a healthy life and pregnancy in the years to come.
Jennifer Pifer.
My advanced medical product last week
The law comes to see me-year-
When my husband was running errands, my stepdaughter.
After a few minutes of shopping with grandpa and grandma, Aden announced that he would take a nap. Nap?
This is not a child who volunteered to take a nap.
When she woke up, my husband put his hand on her forehead. Arden was hot.
Then he took her temperature.
His suspicion was confirmed. She had a 102-degree fever.
Aden had some grapes.
After taking the seasoning medicine, I went to bed.
In the next few days, we usually have 5-year-
The old one is a couch potato.
Apple juice, a vague blanket and \"Hannah Montana\" are her forever partners.
I don\'t know about you, but sometimes as a parent, I\'m not sure how \"bad\" it is to get my kids to school \".
Some parents will make their children cough and sneeze, while others will make their children have \"mental health\" days.
For some parents working outside, the problem can become complicated due to financial problems: if they don\'t work, they won\'t be paid.
When should you let your child go home from school?
Here are some guidelines for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Did she have a fever?
Generally speaking, having a fever of more than 101 degrees at the beginning of the disease or a fever should be a sign that your child should stay at home.
Does he feel OK in class?
Every child is different from every disease.
Some sick children feel good enough to concentrate and get something from above.
The other children are so unaccustomed that it would be better to stay at home.
Is she contagious?
If so, leave her at home.
As any teacher will tell you, the classroom is like a petri dish.
Children can infect each other over and over again.
If your child brings the bacteria to school, it is unfair for other children.
If you are not sure if the child should be left at home, please talk to the pediatrician.
I want to know what you think: did you make your child sick to school?
What is your rule of thumb?
Also, for those with older children, have you ever given them a \"mental health\" day?
The parents I know do not agree on this.
I\'m curious what you think.
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The play was staged in Minnesota.
5 cases of type B influenza (known as Hib)
The disease was recorded in 2008, the most since 1992.
But it\'s not just five personal tragedies.
This is two tragedies-because there is a vaccine to prevent Hib disease, and since 1991, as part of the standard vaccine program, it has been routinely vaccinating children in this country.
Hib is a serious bacterial infection that usually occurs in infants and children under the age of 5.
Will lead to brain flow (
Infection of the brain and spinal cord covering); pneumonia;
Infection of blood, joints, bones and heart coverings;
Severe swelling of throat.
Sometimes it leads to death.
Before vaccination, there were about 20,000 Hib cases per year, and Hib accounted for 60% of all meningitis cases (
Resulting in death in 2 to 5% of the time, lasting brain damage and deafness in 15 to 30% of the time).
Part of the problem is that since November 2007 there has been a lack of Hib vaccines across the country and Minnesota has been hit especially hard.
The other part of the problem is that some parents did not vaccinate their children (
Granted, I don\'t know their motives).
According to Minnesota officials, three out of five cases
Including one death.
In children who are not immune (
In other cases, a child is too small to complete four-
There is a potential situation with the dose series and another child). I am a parent.
I have two young girls who are now 7 and 9 years old.
Like every parent, I like to believe that I am protecting them as much as I can.
Part of it for me is making sure they get vaccinated.
But if I say that, I will lie and I am not worried that they will develop autism when they are toddler.
The story of the link between vaccines and autism is very common, and supporters of this theory are outspoken.
But this speculation still exists, despite the lack of scientific research to support it.
Despite the emotions inherent in this debate, I am a medical writer who has read many studies and found that there is no connection between autism and vaccines --
Including a recent report from California, the incidence of autism has actually risen despite mercury removal
The preservatives of most vaccines, thiomersal, and an earlier study in Denmark.
In my mind, however, a small voice whispered, \"if one of my girls is genetically inclined, it\'s environmental trigger . . . . . . \"Or\" if one of my girls got too many vaccines today, it would push her immune system to the edge.
\"But all I have to do is look at my own mother, who lives with the consequences of polio, and before the polio vaccine exists, she is a disease of two-way infection --
My determination became stronger.
I heard some stories as I grew up. never from her)
About how she spent a few months in a physical actor and how my grandparents initially broke their hearts and then tried to protect her from everyday insults in life.
I know it all.
The scar on her leg crossed, the cliff --
The jingle of her specific gait and fast handon-
The knee movement she does is to manually move her legs in and out of the car.
I can see her quiet place. but-
Her indomitable determination, her dignity in adversity comes from here.
Her ordeal is not over yet: after she starts worrying nowpolio syndrome.
I love my mom and I won\'t change anything about her but I will do anything --
Especially to vaccinate my child.
To avoid anything my child has to go through and continue to go through.
To avoid the pain, injury, disfigurement and death of our children, we have developed vaccines.
Disadvantages it seems absurd to use the tools I have been provided to protect them from diseases that we know will hurt them.
Will you vaccinate your child?
Tell us why not.
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We have 13-this weekend-month-
We were lucky enough to sleep munchkin and stay up late with adults --
Ups and play board games.
It\'s so fun, especially since we don\'t have to rush home to take care of the nanny.
We gather around 2: 30. m.
Yes, we are cool parents who can take their kids out and stay up late.
Come on Sunday morning, different stories.
The little boy woke up at 7. m.
My lovely husband (
He usually plays with the kids on the weekend morning so I can sleep)
Let me get up and change with the little guy.
As soon as I woke up, I took the baby into the living room and turned on the TV to let the child watch \"blue clue\".
\"You said I was a bad mother.
For the same reason, I call myself the same way, though I swear, only when I am too tired to make the child happy after a full day of work or severe lack of sleep, I will do this, or because the office is still calling me, or I have a deadline to catch up, so busy.
Anyway, I still feel guilty because the American Academy of Pediatrics says there is no TV before the age of 2.
Research shows that children under 30 months have no advantage in watching TV except being able to imitate what they see (
No matter how \"educational\" programming is \").
And, when children watch TV, there is already a lot of research documenting the real problem.
For example, a 2007 study in the journal Pediatrics found that children\'s early attention problems had appeared as early as 3 years old;
An extra 50 minutes a day can have measurable negative effects on the child\'s future attention.
Other studies linked the test tube time of toddlers to questions such as vocabulary development.
Only when they get to preschool will they benefit from a small amount of educational TV, but when the child grows up, the negative will not disappear.
Just last month, comments were made on 173 different studies that found television, movies, video games, other types of media exposure and long term
Health effects of childhood obesity, smoking, drug use, adolescent sexuality and poor grades.
But knowing that I\'m not alone feels better, in fact, I\'m one of the \"better\" moms (
At least in this regard! ! ! ).
A 2007 study in the Archives of Pediatric Medicine found that at 3 months old, about 40% of children often watched TV, which soared to 90% at 24 months old.
Findings based on a survey of more than 1,000 American parents of children under 2 years of age.
Most of these children started watching about 9 months ago, averaging 1 hour to 1 and a half hour a day.
Experts say that if parents interact with their children in the process of watching TV, at least the quality of time will be improved, but the study found that only one parent and child watch together --
Third, so other people basically do electronic nanny by TV.
When I talked to the doctor
Laura Jana, a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a working mother herself. The first thing she does is tell me that I am not a bad mother.
Parents who feel uneasy and guilty about media exposure are not the ones she is worried about because at least they realize it is a problem.
I\'m starting to feel better.
I mean, it\'s hard to have a complete
Working hours while developing healthy kids, occasionally, you have to resort to other methods in order to have time to get your clothes down, or throw dinner together, or grab a few ZZZs, in order to play a role at the human level.
The key, I think, is not to make it a regular practice, while limiting the amount of time spent (
If possible, up to 15 to 30 minutes for a young child).
Jana recommends that, for whatever reason, if you want your child to watch TV, at least make sure it\'s not a show with violence or adult themes.
She suggested extending the TV experience to other forms of learning.
Buy a blue lead book, for example, and use it to consolidate what\'s going on in the show.
When I used to discuss this topic with my friends, someone always said, \"When I was a child, I was watching TV all the time and the result was good.
So now I\'m looking for your parents outside.
Do you want your child to watch TV?
How often do you feel guilty about this?
What is the reason you asked them to do so?
Considering all the things that parents have to take into account, is the \"No TV\" rule an unrealistic goal for children under 2 years of age (
Including their sanity)?
Did you watch a lot of TV when you were a child? If so, do you think it has a positive or negative effect on you?
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Tom of Avon, Maine, asked: \"As the father of a newborn, I want to know what is the best way to prevent SIDS?
\"Answer: Tom, congratulate you on becoming a new parent!
I am the father of two girls and the third girl is on the road, so I understand the concerns brought about by responsibility.
Sudden infant death syndrome is a common concern of parents.
By definition, it\'s a death that a healthy baby can\'t explain, but it usually happens when they sleep.
There is no clear reason for this happening, but we know there are things that can reduce the risk of babies.
Many studies have shown that simply putting your child on his or her back can significantly reduce the risk of SIDS.
You can also choose a sturdy crib mattress.
You don\'t want babies sinking into soft surfaces that can clog their airways.
Also, do not put blankets and bedding and newborns in your crib.
Instead, place the baby in a sleeper instead of putting a lot of bedding around the baby and always keep the face and head exposed during sleep.
And have the right to share your knowledge of SIDS with your friends, family and baby dayscare facility.
Don\'t think people looking at your child will know the best way to reduce risk.
This is most common in infants between 2 and 4 months and rarely occurs after 1 year of age.
It is worth worrying that some parents generally believe that the vaccine for children may lead to SIDS.
The American Academy of Pediatrics surveyed the statement but found no connection.
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In a crowded hospital corridor in Alexandria, Egypt, Adnan\'s blue eyes suddenly popped out.
He sat on the leg of his father Mohammed Saleh.
Saleh looked at me and then at the pregnant wife next to him.
\"I hope the new one doesn\'t have this situation,\" he said in crappy English . \".
\"This situation\" refers to the cleft lip of his son.
Salehs is one of more than 200 families who appear at the shark Al Madina hospital in an attempt to receive free treatment for their children\'s lips and/or palate.
This is the first mission of smile action in the city, with a higher turnout than expected.
\"I don\'t know why he had it,\" Saleh kissed his 7-month-
The forehead of the son.
I wish I could give him an answer.
I tried to tell him in my crappy Arabic that the organization says it\'s a combination of genetic, environmental and nutritional factors.
For a father who tries to fix anything that causes his son to be deformed, it doesn\'t make much sense.
Of every 750 babies around the world, about 1 is a cleft lip and/or upper jaw.
Unlike the United States, in countries like Egypt, corrective surgery is expensive and difficult to carry out.
I came to the volunteer group with a smile.
Plastic surgeons, nurses and pediatricians from all over the world
Designed to change children like Adnan.
Volunteers converted the corner of the hospital into eight with adrenaline and Turkish coffee.
Step screening process for the first day of the task.
Became a registration center.
Markers and recycled paper are the positioning signs: \"Vital Signs\", \"dentistry\", \"Anesthesiology \".
\"Sheets, beach balls and coloring books are quickly like an indoor playground.
Women in full headscarves wait for the time the child has a chance to undergo surgery.
An older woman walked too fast and almost tripped her long dress.
\"My grandson, my grandson, look, look,\" she cried, holding in one hand the advertisement that appeared in the local newspaper, and in the other hand the wallet full of his pictures.
In this mission, the team will have about 175 surgeries.
Not everyone who was screened for two days had surgery.
The organization screened children based on their chances of successful recovery.
In the process, Salehs is the 27 th.
When they got the number at 7 I started following them. m.
They ended around noon and before they left I asked Adnan\'s father what he wanted his son to be when he grew up.
Saleh quickly replied: \"He can be happy no matter what.
I said, doctor, lawyer, police . . . . . . ?
He nodded. \"I just want my son to have a chance . \"
\"A child who has not been treated will leave a social stigma in many parts of the world.
Some cultures regard it as a \"curse\" or a \"will of God \".
\"If a child is not treated, the actual crack at the top of his or her mouth will be difficult to eat and talk.
In some parts of the world where malnutrition is prevalent, some young people will not be able to survive.
I heard the last prayer call for the day\'s echo outside the seaside hospital-which means 8 in the evening.
I just found out that Adnan has had surgery.
It is planned to be held on Saturday morning.
I can\'t wait to see what he looks like when he doesn\'t just smile with his eyes.
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Even if you inform the expert and read the books a few months in advance, you will not be ready.
Every child is a unique snowflake.
No blueprint.
You sit in the seat of your pants.
You and my colleagues. pilots.
When I was blogging last year, Emma was with teacher Lynn Tano, and I didn\'t know how much I would learn or how I would be moved by posts from people with autism and those who like it. (
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But when I re-examine my writing, I feel fear, loneliness and sadness.
There is more life with Emma.
Emma is usually a happy 12-year-old girl.
She loves her family and very much wants us to be together and she will constantly ask for absent members.
Although language therapy is still a struggle, Emma has made progress on the goals of the school.
Her teacher, Lynn.
Emma still breaks out occasionally, but since she has no control, I no longer get a call to take her home.
In addition to maintaining a calm classroom, Lynn has expanded Emma\'s curriculum beyond the school.
Community of Emma
Activities include overseeing shopping tours.
She got the simple items her teacher needed and their money.
She went to the store to shop, then went back to school and handed over the items to the teacher as they changed.
It is a blessing to have a creative educator with experience with children with special needs.
But experience is not always necessary.
Kaloni is swimming coach for Emma.
He works with a lot of kids, but Emma is his first child with autism.
Like Lynn, he was relaxed, patient and a cheerleader.
With repetition and familiarity, you have a formula for success.
Two examples: Monica and Dr. Cathy.
Monica cut Emma\'s hair.
It used to be an event full of twisting and tears.
Now Emma is sitting in a chair with no fuss in her overalls.
I used to hold Emma down with two dental technicians, so Dr.
Cathy can pry her mouth open.
Now she jumps into the chair and opens her mouth when asked in time.
An amazing shift, even if it does take years.
We were not sent out by a long shot.
Emma is still reluctant to speak, making it almost impossible to develop social skills.
She will start her period soon.
She will not be able to understand what is happening to her body.
The confusion and pain that she will be going through has prompted parents to debate about the use of drugs to prevent this cycle.
So we will definitely face challenges.
But as long as we move on and have a common
We will take the pilot there.
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We want to hear what you think.
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Stephanie Smith cnn medical products took my arm from my leg without any warning and snuggled my hand on his leg, I have to admit meMy 10-year-
The old \"captive\" Darian sepulvida gently pinched my hand and refused to let go.
I turned to him for the first time that day and found myself really looking at him.
In his eyes, I think I saw the flash of struggle and pain.
It is also a kind of light, a deep understanding of the disease that has hijacked his brain and body.
Dorian, who is autistic, has been unable to speak since he was 2 years old, and he rarely gives eye contact for more than a second.
Just before he grabbed my arm, I had interviewed his mother, Ada Sepulveda, about the serious costs associated with Darian care and treatment.
From the moment Darian\'s autism was diagnosed, when he was 2 years old, Sepulvedas began to pay the bill after the unpaid bill.
They have been hit hard economically.
Take out countless loans from family and friends and drain their £ 401 (k)accounts.
In order to pay for the treatment of Dorian, they have exhausted all the resources.
Ada is suffering from her struggle with health insurance reps almost every day for Dorian\'s autism
Related health issues
Including inflammatory disease, neurological and linguistic problems.
Covered by her health insurance company.
When she said, \"Why are they doing this to autism ? \" She was very angry.
Why is it treated differently than other diseases? It\'s inhumane.
You won\'t tell a person with a diabetic child, \'Oh, there\'s no way to cure it.
You gave them insulin. You treat them.
\"I put forward cases of graves and other families to affordable health insurance centers on behalf of small businesses and health insurance companies.
I ask, why wouldn\'t the insurance company pay when families pay tens of thousands of dollars for autism treatment and treatment?
Kevin Wrege, a CAHI spokesperson, said every state serves children with autism at school and through early intervention programs.
CAHI\'s position is that the state should continue to help autistic children through the national system, rather than transferring the burden of care to private health insurance companies.
The result of this burden, he said, is that insurance rates for small businesses and individuals will spiral further.
Most private health insurance programs cover the diagnosis and medical treatment of autism, he added.
But there is no final proof of how to treat autism.
Like applied behavior analysis popular among parents
Not included.
According to families like Sepulvedas, the problem of coverage is not more experimental treatment, but basic health care.
Her statement was repeatedly rejected, she said, because the essential drug had nothing to do with Dorian\'s autism and when he showed a nervous system problem, her statement was also rejected.
I told Kristina Zeng Yue-year-
Twins in autistic patients have worked in the health insurance industry.
She said that while the financial burden may be devastating for families, there is still hope.
Peck helps families work around the insurance company coding system.
She advised the family not to call the insurance representative and say, \"My child is autistic and we need occupational therapy,\" but simply, \"My child has low muscle tension, we need occupational therapy.
Peck, after receiving a large number of insurance claims to deny, often has a relationship with the family.
She is trying to decode and decrypt the health insurance system according to the family so that the family can get insurance while waiting for the autism cure.
She has helped the family recover $1 over the past two years.
1 million claim dismissed.
Nevertheless, Ada Sepulveda is often beaten by the health insurance system.
She is dissatisfied that while dealing with the tired schedule of Darian\'s medical needs, she and her family have also spent so much energy in the fight against the insurance company.
When they had time to think, the family of Dorian was tortured by problems.
What if they don\'t have to fight so hard for insurance?
Will he be better?
Will he make more progress?
After leaving the home of the grave, I want to know the same thing.
When I look into Dorian\'s eyes, will the kind of understanding, the flashing of light that I find be more wonderful? Can he even form a few words? If he has received all the treatments his family thinks he needs, please communicate more?
This is a question that can never be answered.
What do you think?
Should autism treatment be covered by private health insurance or should states provide care and treatment for children with autism?
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I stumbled upon an article about Cerrie Burnell the other day
Host a British TV show for toddlers.
Her right arm turned out to be incomplete and some parents were worried that it might scare their children.
Other parents think that the BBC is trying to show her in the name of diversity, by showing her so prominently, too politically correct and too inclusive.
After my initial suspicion (
Scared the child? ? ! ! pish! )
This makes me think: how will my child react?
If there are any signs of past experience, their first reaction will be extensive
Eyes surprised: did they see what they really thought they saw?
Then there is a strong curiosity (
What happened to that man?
Why is she?
How does she tie her shoes? ).
If they can, they will.
Embarrassing Me)
Of course, I want to contact, check and ask.
Last summer, there was a boy with only one arm.
Or, rather, like Bonnell, an incomplete arm ends below the elbow)
He showed up at their day camp.
Although he is not in any of their groups, the girls (Who is the 7 th and 9 th?
When they walk through all day, there are many opportunities to look at him.
When the same boy appeared at another camp they attended later that summer, he was old news.
My youngest son revealed that they don\'t like him very much.
Not because his arm was missing, but because he was mean.
Their ultimate comfort to him is not to say that my eldest son is not struggling.
When he suddenly thinks of her, she will be a little haunted at night.
I think fear, compassion and compassion are equal.
But she talked to me about him and how he looked happy and enjoying life despite his \"disability (
I suspect it\'s not stopping him. .
We talked about how he was loved by his parents, just like she was loved by her parents.
I think this fight is good for her.
This allows her to overcome the feeling of discomfort-pity, fear, infatuation, or whatever --
And finally peace with them.
Being with the boy is different from him.
At the risk of sounding Polly
I think it\'s good for both children and adults.
Ups just struggles with what they fear because of the difference.
It helps us grow and grow.
Like human beings.
Think about the strong public reaction to cross-racial couples 50 years ago.
Or a gay couple 10 years ago.
The more obvious they are, the more unusual they are.
Less threatthey become.
It\'s about perceiving other people, including their differences, ordinary people like you and me, after all, what are they, isn\'t it?
Some people might think that it would make Bernell
The host is a bold move.
But only by taking such action can we show the children that \"different\" people have the same right to be seen as others.
Should people be forced out of their comfort zone?
I want to hear what you think.
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Com producer video/News \"let your child sit in the power chair before they are 4 years old --foot-9 and 60 pounds
Finally, the defense is made in the form of public service announcements.
I will support anywhere I can get!
As my daughter approached the age of 8, I felt more and more pressure from other parents asking her to give up the booster chair and let her wear only adult seat belts.
\"None of her friends will sit in the booster chair,\" they warned . \".
\"Will she use a booster chair when dating?
\"Is it just me or does it sound like,\" Come on!
All the kids are doing it! ”?
We have been under pressure before.
Before she is 6 months old, give her solid first. (
\"Will she breastfeed in kindergarten? ”)
Then turn her car seat forward before she is 20 pounds years old. (
\"How can she enjoy the trip if she can\'t see it? ”)
Then let her play outside without her parents. (
\"But she will be with the other kids-they can look at each other! ”)
Now that she\'s 8 years old, state law is no longer protecting her in the car seat department.
No state insists on parents measuring 8-year-
Make sure the adult belt is suitable (
On the hips, not on the belly and shoulders, not on the neck).
However, many states do not even require children to sit in the back seat, although the risk is well documented-car manufacturers have issued warnings about the dangers of children sitting in the front seat of the car sun visor.
Don\'t get me wrong-
I know adults today live without car seats.
My childhood travels were caught between brother Roger and brother Mike, who desperately tried not to vomit when inhaling cigarette smoke.
One trip I didn\'t vomit was that four of us rode from Illinois to Florida in a pickup truck.
I have seen a study by the Children\'s Hospital of Philadelphia that shows that children sitting in a booster chair are 59% less injured than children wearing seat belts.
My daughter is less than 50 inch tall and less than 45 pounds tall.
For a long time to come, she will be sitting in the power chair.
In those years, I think we would wrestle with her when she was watching a movie, and when she was practicing in ballet, we would leave the building and ask her to find a boy --girl party.
Don\'t let me start dating.
I will try not to criticize parents who are not as good as my conservative on these issues and I hope they can give me the same freedom (
Maybe, the attitude is not so good? )
Because I brought her a little closer to the nest.
What about your children?
Do you think it is worth taking the risk of social stigma to have them sit in the power chair before the seat belt is appropriate?
Or are parents like me over-protective?
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This is a question for the doctor. Gupta.
Molly, Washington, asked: \"I\'m 35 years old and spend most of my adult life focusing on my career, which I love!
But I have only recently understood that I may have missed the chance to have a baby naturally. Is that true?
How worried should I be?
Answer: Thank you, Molly.
There are a lot of women in the same position as you.
They want a family, but not yet.
This is not a bad thing!
It\'s great to hear that you have a career you like and are so passionate about.
First of all, let me say, no-you didn\'t miss the \"window of opportunity\" for having children \".
Many women in their 30 s and 40 s are naturally pregnant.
Pregnancy may take longer compared to women in their 20 s.
According to Tintin March, one out of every five women has children after the age of 35.
Of course, there is no risk in waiting.
As the age grows, the quality of the eggs and the ability of the ovaries to release the eggs will decrease.
As a result, the rate of abortion among women aged 35 to 39 increased to 20%.
After the age of 40, it rose to 50%.
Women over 35 years of age also have an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes and have infants with genetic diseases such as Down syndrome.
You should now start evaluating your health patterns, even a few years before pregnancy, and make any necessary lifestyle changes.
Basic rules apply: Do not smoke, limit stress and keep your body moving.
But it\'s also a good idea to meet your OB.
GYN and a comprehensive pre-pregnancy examination.
He or she will be able to provide advice specific to your body to help you get on the road.
In addition, you can consider taking prenatal vitamins every day.
Even if you haven\'t been pregnant for years, it offers a great deal of nutrients including calcium, iron, protein and folic acid.
These nutrients are not only good for your body, but also help to prepare and strengthen the uterus for conception.
Be sure to select prenatal vitamins containing at least 1 mg of folic acid.
It is an essential nutrient in the development of infants.
Molly, wish you a healthy life and pregnancy in the years to come.
Jennifer Pifer.
My advanced medical product last week
The law comes to see me-year-
When my husband was running errands, my stepdaughter.
After a few minutes of shopping with grandpa and grandma, Aden announced that he would take a nap. Nap?
This is not a child who volunteered to take a nap.
When she woke up, my husband put his hand on her forehead. Arden was hot.
Then he took her temperature.
His suspicion was confirmed. She had a 102-degree fever.
Aden had some grapes.
After taking the seasoning medicine, I went to bed.
In the next few days, we usually have 5-year-
The old one is a couch potato.
Apple juice, a vague blanket and \"Hannah Montana\" are her forever partners.
I don\'t know about you, but sometimes as a parent, I\'m not sure how \"bad\" it is to get my kids to school \".
Some parents will make their children cough and sneeze, while others will make their children have \"mental health\" days.
For some parents working outside, the problem can become complicated due to financial problems: if they don\'t work, they won\'t be paid.
When should you let your child go home from school?
Here are some guidelines for the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Did she have a fever?
Generally speaking, having a fever of more than 101 degrees at the beginning of the disease or a fever should be a sign that your child should stay at home.
Does he feel OK in class?
Every child is different from every disease.
Some sick children feel good enough to concentrate and get something from above.
The other children are so unaccustomed that it would be better to stay at home.
Is she contagious?
If so, leave her at home.
As any teacher will tell you, the classroom is like a petri dish.
Children can infect each other over and over again.
If your child brings the bacteria to school, it is unfair for other children.
If you are not sure if the child should be left at home, please talk to the pediatrician.
I want to know what you think: did you make your child sick to school?
What is your rule of thumb?
Also, for those with older children, have you ever given them a \"mental health\" day?
The parents I know do not agree on this.
I\'m curious what you think.
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The play was staged in Minnesota.
5 cases of type B influenza (known as Hib)
The disease was recorded in 2008, the most since 1992.
But it\'s not just five personal tragedies.
This is two tragedies-because there is a vaccine to prevent Hib disease, and since 1991, as part of the standard vaccine program, it has been routinely vaccinating children in this country.
Hib is a serious bacterial infection that usually occurs in infants and children under the age of 5.
Will lead to brain flow (
Infection of the brain and spinal cord covering); pneumonia;
Infection of blood, joints, bones and heart coverings;
Severe swelling of throat.
Sometimes it leads to death.
Before vaccination, there were about 20,000 Hib cases per year, and Hib accounted for 60% of all meningitis cases (
Resulting in death in 2 to 5% of the time, lasting brain damage and deafness in 15 to 30% of the time).
Part of the problem is that since November 2007 there has been a lack of Hib vaccines across the country and Minnesota has been hit especially hard.
The other part of the problem is that some parents did not vaccinate their children (
Granted, I don\'t know their motives).
According to Minnesota officials, three out of five cases
Including one death.
In children who are not immune (
In other cases, a child is too small to complete four-
There is a potential situation with the dose series and another child). I am a parent.
I have two young girls who are now 7 and 9 years old.
Like every parent, I like to believe that I am protecting them as much as I can.
Part of it for me is making sure they get vaccinated.
But if I say that, I will lie and I am not worried that they will develop autism when they are toddler.
The story of the link between vaccines and autism is very common, and supporters of this theory are outspoken.
But this speculation still exists, despite the lack of scientific research to support it.
Despite the emotions inherent in this debate, I am a medical writer who has read many studies and found that there is no connection between autism and vaccines --
Including a recent report from California, the incidence of autism has actually risen despite mercury removal
The preservatives of most vaccines, thiomersal, and an earlier study in Denmark.
In my mind, however, a small voice whispered, \"if one of my girls is genetically inclined, it\'s environmental trigger . . . . . . \"Or\" if one of my girls got too many vaccines today, it would push her immune system to the edge.
\"But all I have to do is look at my own mother, who lives with the consequences of polio, and before the polio vaccine exists, she is a disease of two-way infection --
My determination became stronger.
I heard some stories as I grew up. never from her)
About how she spent a few months in a physical actor and how my grandparents initially broke their hearts and then tried to protect her from everyday insults in life.
I know it all.
The scar on her leg crossed, the cliff --
The jingle of her specific gait and fast handon-
The knee movement she does is to manually move her legs in and out of the car.
I can see her quiet place. but-
Her indomitable determination, her dignity in adversity comes from here.
Her ordeal is not over yet: after she starts worrying nowpolio syndrome.
I love my mom and I won\'t change anything about her but I will do anything --
Especially to vaccinate my child.
To avoid anything my child has to go through and continue to go through.
To avoid the pain, injury, disfigurement and death of our children, we have developed vaccines.
Disadvantages it seems absurd to use the tools I have been provided to protect them from diseases that we know will hurt them.
Will you vaccinate your child?
Tell us why not.
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We have 13-this weekend-month-
We were lucky enough to sleep munchkin and stay up late with adults --
Ups and play board games.
It\'s so fun, especially since we don\'t have to rush home to take care of the nanny.
We gather around 2: 30. m.
Yes, we are cool parents who can take their kids out and stay up late.
Come on Sunday morning, different stories.
The little boy woke up at 7. m.
My lovely husband (
He usually plays with the kids on the weekend morning so I can sleep)
Let me get up and change with the little guy.
As soon as I woke up, I took the baby into the living room and turned on the TV to let the child watch \"blue clue\".
\"You said I was a bad mother.
For the same reason, I call myself the same way, though I swear, only when I am too tired to make the child happy after a full day of work or severe lack of sleep, I will do this, or because the office is still calling me, or I have a deadline to catch up, so busy.
Anyway, I still feel guilty because the American Academy of Pediatrics says there is no TV before the age of 2.
Research shows that children under 30 months have no advantage in watching TV except being able to imitate what they see (
No matter how \"educational\" programming is \").
And, when children watch TV, there is already a lot of research documenting the real problem.
For example, a 2007 study in the journal Pediatrics found that children\'s early attention problems had appeared as early as 3 years old;
An extra 50 minutes a day can have measurable negative effects on the child\'s future attention.
Other studies linked the test tube time of toddlers to questions such as vocabulary development.
Only when they get to preschool will they benefit from a small amount of educational TV, but when the child grows up, the negative will not disappear.
Just last month, comments were made on 173 different studies that found television, movies, video games, other types of media exposure and long term
Health effects of childhood obesity, smoking, drug use, adolescent sexuality and poor grades.
But knowing that I\'m not alone feels better, in fact, I\'m one of the \"better\" moms (
At least in this regard! ! ! ).
A 2007 study in the Archives of Pediatric Medicine found that at 3 months old, about 40% of children often watched TV, which soared to 90% at 24 months old.
Findings based on a survey of more than 1,000 American parents of children under 2 years of age.
Most of these children started watching about 9 months ago, averaging 1 hour to 1 and a half hour a day.
Experts say that if parents interact with their children in the process of watching TV, at least the quality of time will be improved, but the study found that only one parent and child watch together --
Third, so other people basically do electronic nanny by TV.
When I talked to the doctor
Laura Jana, a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a working mother herself. The first thing she does is tell me that I am not a bad mother.
Parents who feel uneasy and guilty about media exposure are not the ones she is worried about because at least they realize it is a problem.
I\'m starting to feel better.
I mean, it\'s hard to have a complete
Working hours while developing healthy kids, occasionally, you have to resort to other methods in order to have time to get your clothes down, or throw dinner together, or grab a few ZZZs, in order to play a role at the human level.
The key, I think, is not to make it a regular practice, while limiting the amount of time spent (
If possible, up to 15 to 30 minutes for a young child).
Jana recommends that, for whatever reason, if you want your child to watch TV, at least make sure it\'s not a show with violence or adult themes.
She suggested extending the TV experience to other forms of learning.
Buy a blue lead book, for example, and use it to consolidate what\'s going on in the show.
When I used to discuss this topic with my friends, someone always said, \"When I was a child, I was watching TV all the time and the result was good.
So now I\'m looking for your parents outside.
Do you want your child to watch TV?
How often do you feel guilty about this?
What is the reason you asked them to do so?
Considering all the things that parents have to take into account, is the \"No TV\" rule an unrealistic goal for children under 2 years of age (
Including their sanity)?
Did you watch a lot of TV when you were a child? If so, do you think it has a positive or negative effect on you?
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Tom of Avon, Maine, asked: \"As the father of a newborn, I want to know what is the best way to prevent SIDS?
\"Answer: Tom, congratulate you on becoming a new parent!
I am the father of two girls and the third girl is on the road, so I understand the concerns brought about by responsibility.
Sudden infant death syndrome is a common concern of parents.
By definition, it\'s a death that a healthy baby can\'t explain, but it usually happens when they sleep.
There is no clear reason for this happening, but we know there are things that can reduce the risk of babies.
Many studies have shown that simply putting your child on his or her back can significantly reduce the risk of SIDS.
You can also choose a sturdy crib mattress.
You don\'t want babies sinking into soft surfaces that can clog their airways.
Also, do not put blankets and bedding and newborns in your crib.
Instead, place the baby in a sleeper instead of putting a lot of bedding around the baby and always keep the face and head exposed during sleep.
And have the right to share your knowledge of SIDS with your friends, family and baby dayscare facility.
Don\'t think people looking at your child will know the best way to reduce risk.
This is most common in infants between 2 and 4 months and rarely occurs after 1 year of age.
It is worth worrying that some parents generally believe that the vaccine for children may lead to SIDS.
The American Academy of Pediatrics surveyed the statement but found no connection.
Tom, as parents, we can all do our best to provide a safe and healthy environment for our children, but there is usually no explanation for things as uncertain as SIDS. Get a behind-the-
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