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… Wash your hands and your child's hands: After touching or feeding an animal After touching an animal's cage After … child touch their face or mouth Give your child toys, a bottle, pacifier or soother Take strollers into the …
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… or midwife may not know about. Newborn screening finds babies who may have one of these rare disorders. Finding and … and even sudden infant death. In B.C., there are about 60 babies born each year (1 out of every 750) who are found to … (SMA): SMA affects the nerves that control muscle movement. Babies and children with SMA may have difficulty with …
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… kiss or share things such as food, utensils and drinks. Babies and children can become sick through sharing soothers, bottles or toys used by other children. Hib disease is now …
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… Prepare or eat food Feed a baby or child, including breastfeeding Give a child medicine Change a diaper Floss your …
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… manganese, use another source of water. Examples include bottled water for preparing baby formula for infants and …
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… or sharing of food, drinks, cigarettes, lipstick, water bottles, mouth guards used for sports and mouthpieces of …
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… one week. For best quality, use all unopened canned or bottled foods within one year. For more information Home …
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… soup, especially if there is a fever. If your baby is breastfeeding, feed your baby more often. Keep fingernails short …
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… in a waterproof container. You should also throw out any bottles or containers that were not sealed before the flood … not refrozen. If you are under a boil water advisory, use bottled or boiled water for washing and preparing foods that …