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Gina Ford (born c. 1960) is a British author of childcare books in the United Kingdom and a former maternity nurse who has cared for over 300 babies during her career. [1] Ford's 1999 book The Contented Little Baby Book advocates a daily routine for both the baby and the parents, with the day divided up into very precise slots.
And, the National SAFEKIDS Campaign, a worldwide nonprofit organization working to help families and communities keep kids safe from injuries, recommends no child under age 12 be left home alone.
A plot of SIDS rate from 1988 to 2006. The Safe to Sleep campaign, formerly known as the Back to Sleep campaign, [1] is an initiative backed by the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at the US National Institutes of Health to encourage parents to have their infants sleep on their backs (supine position) to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
During the first year of life, infants spend most of their time sleeping. An infant can go through several periods of change in sleep patterns. These can start at 1 week, occurring weekly or fortnightly, until 8 years of age due to innate and external factors that contribute to sleep. [3]
What's a safe age? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until age 5 to introduce gum to children. This is usually the age when children can chew well, understand the concept of ...
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The asserted benefit of silent birth has been questioned by a number of doctors and other health care professionals. Patricia Devine, MD, a maternal–fetal medicine specialist who was the director of the Labor and Delivery Unit at Columbia University Medical Center in 2006, said, "There's absolutely no scientific evidence that taking [noise] away at the time of delivery will have any effect ...
Squirting during sex, or female ejaculation, comes naturally for some women. But for others, it may be possible to learn. Here's your expert guide to squirting.