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A brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head or body during sports, and how to recognize and manage it. Young athletes who keep playing after a...
Continue Reading : Sports Concussion: What to Do, in Order
A brain injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head or body during sports, and how to recognize and manage it. Key takeaways Rule: when in doubt, sit...
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Teaching children and adults how to behave around dogs, and what to do if a bite happens. About 4.5 million people in the US are bitten by dogs each y...
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Teaching children and adults how to behave around dogs, and what to do if a bite happens. Key takeaways Dog bites a year: about 4.5 million in the US...
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Ways to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths in babies under 1 year old. Sleep-related deaths are a l...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Safe Sleep for Infants
Ways to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related deaths in babies under 1 year old. Key takeaways Position: plac...
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The series of checkups with an obstetrician, family doctor or midwife that runs from early pregnancy until birth. Regular visits let your care team tr...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Prenatal Care Schedule
The series of checkups with an obstetrician, family doctor or midwife that runs from early pregnancy until birth. Key takeaways First visit: as soon a...
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The synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin the body needs to make new cells, taken as a supplement or eaten in fortified foods. Getting enough before a...
Continue Reading : Folic Acid Before and During Pregnancy: A Practical Checklist
The synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin the body needs to make new cells, taken as a supplement or eaten in fortified foods. Key takeaways CDC recom...
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Foods and drinks that carry a higher risk of infection, mercury or other harm to a developing baby. Pregnancy changes the immune system, making some f...
Continue Reading : Foods to Avoid in Pregnancy: A Practical Checklist
Foods and drinks that carry a higher risk of infection, mercury or other harm to a developing baby. Key takeaways Fish to eat: 8 to 12 oz (about 225 t...
Continue Reading : Foods to Avoid in Pregnancy: The Questions People Actually Ask The recommended range of weight gain across pregnancy, which depends on your BMI before you became pregnant. Gaining much more or much less than the r...
Continue Reading : Pregnancy Weight Gain: What to Do, in Order
The recommended range of weight gain across pregnancy, which depends on your BMI before you became pregnant. Key takeaways Underweight before pregnanc...
Continue Reading : Pregnancy Weight Gain: Common Questions Answered High blood sugar that develops during pregnancy in someone who did not have diabetes before. Unmanaged, it raises the chance of a large baby, a cesare...
Continue Reading : A Working Checklist for Gestational Diabetes