Infant
An ointment could save up to half a million newborns a year – and it costs 20 cents
In Nepal, as many as a quarter of newborn deaths could be prevented with the use of an inexpensive antiseptic ointment, routinely used after childbirth in the US. The challenge is getting it to the women who need it in time.In Nepal, as many as a quarter of newborn deaths could be prevented with the use of an inexpensive antiseptic ointment, routinely used after childbirth in the US. The challenge is getting it to the women who need it in time.
Literacy Group Ignites Research on Infant Language Development
Liz Attenborough, manager of the Talk to Your Baby campaign at Britain’s National Literacy Trust, joins The Takeaway to discuss the possible link between language development and stroller choice. http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/talktoyourbaby/index.html
Nebraska reevaluates safe-haven law that legalized child abandonment
When Nebraska crafted its safe-haven law to protect newborns from abandonment, state lawmakers had the best intentions. But without an age limit set, those best intentions have opened the door to some 30 teenagers being abandoned at Nebraskan hospitals.
Baby-led weaning: when your baby skips the puree and feeds himself
‘Baby-led weaning’ is about skipping the baby food and letting your infant feed himself. The Takeaway talks to Helen Stewart, who blogs about baby-led weaning and to Keith Dixon, the father of an infant who eats everything he does — in mashed up form.