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September, 2000
1) What's New at the Babies Community PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS 1) What's New at the Babies Community Check out the Info Alley for archived articles.
This week's feature is Pumping Tips for Nursing Mothers by Paula Bobbett--in case you missed it the first time around. The featured Book of the Month is Teresa Rodriguez Farrisi's book: Diaper Changes.
Click on the link to order it, or go to Reading List to browse other Babies Community book selections. There's a new contest this month! I'm asking for baby food recipes and feeding tips.
Email me your submission, hanspragoo@hotmail.com, and the winner will be picked randomly. All entries will be in the next newsletter.
I hope you will email me with any questions, concerns, ideas, stories, articles, links..anything! 2) Vaccine Conference in Wash, DC There will be a Conference on Vaccines in Washington, DC
September 8-10. Scientists and physicians from leading
universities, hospitals and organizations in the U.S.,
Canada and Great Britain will challenge the quality and
quantity of scientific research on vaccine adverse events
and will question the actions of pharmaceutical companies
marketing vaccines and federal health agencies making
vaccine policy. The conference is being sponsored by the
National Vaccine Information Center, a non-profit,
educational organization founded in 1982.
Michael Belkin, a father from N.Y. whose baby daughter died
after a Hep B vaccine, will be a speaker on Sunday, Sept l0.
Prominent pediatric neurologists, microbiologists, molecular
and cell biologists, epidemiologists, gastroenterologists,
immunologists, and pediatricians will present new research
into the biological mechanisms of vaccine injury and death
and the relationship of vaccines to chronic illness such as
learning disabilities, ADHD, autism, mental retardation,
epilepsy, arthritis, asthma and diabetes. Clinicians will
discuss innovative therapies to treat the vaccine injured
and legal experts will discuss vaccine licensing and safety
standards, product liability, conflict of interest and
informed consent issues concerning vaccines for DPT, MMR,
hepatitis B, HIB, polio, Lyme disease, pneumococcal disease,
and anthrax.
The websites for the schedule of speakers and events is: 3) Kangaroo Mother Care and Premature Babies The study observed 488 infants of low birth weight; 246 received kangaroo care and 242 received traditional care.
The babies receiving traditional care were kept in incubators until they were able to self-regulate their temperatures
and were gaining weight appropriately.
The Kangaroo Mother Care babies were placed upright on their mothers' chests with direct skin-to-skin contact
as soon as the babies had adapted to life outside of the womb and were able to breastfeed. They could then be released
from the hospital, no matter what the baby's weight or gestational age. The babies were kept in this skin-to-skin position
24 hours a day until their behavior showed that they were ready to leave. It's important to note that the kangaroo position
regulates the baby's temperature just as well as incubators do.
The researchers observed a positive change in the mothers' perception of their babies, which they attribute to
the skin-to-skin contact of KMC. They also discovered a resilience effect: when the baby has to stay in the hospital
longer mothers using KMC feel more competent to handle this stressful situation. These positive effects were observed most
strongly the sooner the KMC was started following the baby's birth.
On the other hand, the KMC mothers tended to feel more isolated, a possible result of not getting enough support from hospital
staff and family. This suggests that social support should be part of Kangaroo Mother Care.
The researchers conclude that Kangaroo Mother Care should be actively promoted and that mothers of premature infants should
be encouraged to use it as soon as possible. They also suggest that it creates a family atmosphere which helps promote sensitive care giving. 4) From the Message Boards I also have three carseats (Grac & Evenflo), and each has a three point harness that has a funky sternum thingy for the straps to go through.
Inevitably, they jam, then the strap falls out - then baby stand up, or rolls over, and gets the straps wrapped around her head and neck
(don't worry, she's not going to strangle or fall - I've got her).
Another thing that's happened, is I've had her all secured in the car seat (I thought) and I'm driving along, so I can't see her -
but then she gets the strap out of that sternum thingy, pries her arm and shoulder through the hole - and is pretty much on the loose at that point ...
if she can just get her butt out of it.
Anyone know of a seat that has a decent harness? Am I the only one with these problems?
What to do with Houdini baby? 5) Product Recalls *Inflatable Playrings* *Le Cradle Bassinets* |