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… Protecting Your Skin From the Sun On this page: Overview Related … Information Overview Use the following tips to protect your skin from the sun. You may decrease your chances of … protecting your child from the sun when your child is a baby. Because children spend a lot of time outdoors playing, …
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… Baby's Sleep Position and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome On … SIDS and/or other deaths related to sleep: footnote 1 Until your baby's first birthday, put your baby to sleep on their back, not on the side or tummy. …
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… Skin Cancer: Protecting Your Skin Actionset Overview Excessive exposure to the sun … ultraviolet (UV) rays can cause skin cancer. You can reduce your risk for skin cancer by: Protecting your skin, and that of your family members, from UV …
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… a child is turning blue and cannot speak or cough, follow your organization's health and safety procedures. Call 9-1-1 … and alert before offering them food Do not prop or leave a baby alone with a bottle. The liquid can come out too fast … babies and young children: For child care providers (#110b) Feeding your baby formula: Before you start (#69a) Feeding …
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… Pregnancy: Should I Bank My Baby's Umbilical Cord Blood? Decision Point You may want to … a say in this decision, or you may simply want to follow your doctor's recommendation. Either way, this information … Look for a bank that has tested and stored many cord blood samples and whose samples have been used successfully in …
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… Gestational Diabetes: Checking Your Blood Sugar Actionset Overview Checking your blood sugar helps you manage your diabetes during … the directions to prepare your meter to receive the blood sample. Don't forget to put the lid back on the bottle right …
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… Your child's development from birth to 3 years Last updated … Document Punjabi Document Spanish Document Vietnamese Your child’s experiences in the early months and years of … to your health care provider. From birth to 3 months, your baby: Recognizes parents’ voices, right from birth Discovers …
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… Interactive Tool: Do Your BMI and Waist Size Increase Your Health Risks? On this page: What does this tool help you learn? What does your score mean? What's next? What does this tool help you …
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… Asthma: Taking Charge of Your Asthma Actionset Overview Even though asthma is a … can help you feel and breathe better and help keep your lungs healthy. If you have been recently diagnosed with … But with some practice, these things will become part of your normal routine. Some ways you can take charge of your …
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… Diabetes: Taking Care of Your Feet Actionset Overview When you have diabetes, your feet need extra care and attention. Diabetes can damage the nerve endings and blood vessels in your feet, making you less likely to notice when your feet …
