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… wash their hands or if someone with this illness handles food, water or ice. Some foods can be contaminated with the virus at their source. … How can I reduce the risk of getting infected from cleaning up vomit or diarrhea? …
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… two years and beyond. footnote 1 Breast milk is the ideal food for babies. If you are not able to breastfeed your baby, feed your baby iron-fortified formula . Babies don't … your doctor thinks your baby might be at risk for a peanut allergy, ask him or her about introducing peanut products. …
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… Family history may play a role. Problems that harm a baby's brain during pregnancy may help cause it. It is not … refusing to eat because you think someone has poisoned your food. Have experiences that don't usually occur, such as … as heart disease or diabetes, less likely. Relieve stress . Reducing stress may mean fewer relapses. Get enough sleep . …
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… just harmful when you're pregnant - they can affect your baby's health, too. It’s best not to drink alcohol or smoke … milk they take at feeding time. Smoking can increase their risk for sudden infant death syndrome ( SIDS) or chronic … information on why to avoid these risks. Alcohol and your baby The safest choice is not to drink alcohol while …
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… Vegetarian diet Taking supplements Gestational diabetes Food safety Physical activity Healthy weight Additional … well is important for your health and the health of your baby. Learn more about what to eat when you are pregnant. … more about Diabetes and hypoglycemia . Food safety The risk of getting food-borne illness increases with pregnancy. …
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… Overview Cause Symptoms What Happens What Increases Your Risk When To Call Examinations and Tests Treatment Overview … or you not to get it if your child or you: Have a severe allergy to any part of the vaccine. Have had a serious … acetaminophen or ibuprofen . If you give medicine to your baby, follow your doctor's advice about what amount to give. …
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… Overview Cause Symptoms What Happens What Increases Your Risk When To Call Examinations and Tests Treatment Overview … defects? Congenital heart defects are problems with how a baby's heart forms. "Congenital" means that the heart problem develops before the baby is born or at birth. Most congenital heart defects …
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… other people. A person with HIV can pass the virus to their baby during pregnancy, childbirth or while breast/chest feeding. Because of the risk of passing HIV to your baby, it is very important for you to get tested for HIV. …
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… page: How it Spreads What Increases Your Risk Prevention Symptoms What Happens When to Call a Doctor … birth. A mother can pass germs that cause meningitis to her baby even if the mother doesn't have symptoms. Through … an infected person to another person. From eating certain foods. Eating food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes …
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… Health Tools Cause What Increases Your Risk Symptoms What Happens When to Call a Doctor … Down syndrome is a genetic condition. It affects a baby's development. Children who have it may share similar … by having an extra chromosome . This affects the way a baby's body and brain develop during pregnancy and after …
