San Fernando Valley OB/GYN Dr. Sean Kossari tells Welcome Baby outreach specialist Mardee Jessop why he encourages all his patients to enroll in the Welcome Baby program. Specific topics include: parent education, breastfeeding, parent-child bonding, maternal depression, and helping parents understand healthy infant development.
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In The Gift of Play: Brain Building and Bonding With Your Baby, we posted information, videos, and resources to help and encourage parents to play with their babies. But we couldn’t stop ourselves — there’s just so much more to share. Here’s another round of resources related to the talking-reading-singing movement.
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You are your baby’s favorite toy! Playtime builds your baby’s brain and strengthens the parent-child bond. Here are some tips and activity ideas.
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Each November, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) leads a campaign to focus the nation’s attention on issues surrounding diabetes. This week marked the end of American Diabetes Month, but we wanted to post some related resources and information that you can use throughout the year, especially those that focus on diabetes and pregnancy.
Read MoreThis week the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health launched ChooseHealthLAMoms.com, a free online resource to help new mothers in L.A. County get healthy after having a baby. By encouraging three simple activities — exclusive breastfeeding, drinking water, and walking — the website aims to help new moms return to a healthy weight. Moms can create an account on the website to get free lessons, text reminders, and a weekly tracker that …
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Labor Day may mark the ceremonial end of summer, but here in southern California it’s still all scorch and sizzle. And inside a parked car, the heat can be deadly. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 636 children died in hot cars between 1998 and 2014.
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August is National Immunization Awareness Month. For pregnant women and newborns, it’s especially important to get timely vaccinations. Here are some resources to help get the word out.
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It’s not news that poorer families often have poorer health and educational outcomes. But current research is casting new light on this relationship. For instance, the conditions that attend poverty can be toxic to the developing brain, leading to long-term behavioral and cognitive difficulties. The lack of access to affordable, nutritious food in low-income neighborhoods is another public health issue that is getting increased attention. Here’s a roundup of recent research.
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World Breastfeeding Week is just days away. This year, the theme is “Let’s Make It Work,” and the focus is on supporting all working women who want to breastfeed. Help spread the word about the benefits of breastfeeding and the need for lactation accommodations in the workplace.
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Cases of pregnant women passing on syphilis to their babies more than tripled in California from 2013 to 2014. L.A. County health officials call for increased educational outreach to health care workers and patients.
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