Protecting Your Baby
January 3, 2010 by Dan
Filed under One Person's View
By Safe Kids
Jan. 3, 2009
Fragile, helpless and innocent, your infant enters the world completely dependent on you. From the moment you leave the hospital, you take steps to keep her safe.
You buckle her tenderly into a rear-facing child safety seat for the ride home. You check the bath temperature carefully before placing her in the water.
At night, you tuck her in to a new crib, with a label that assures you it meets national safety standards. But could you be doing more?
Although your home should be a safe haven for your baby, it can be dangerous. Babies face a list of potential injuries – including choking, drowning, falls, poisons and burns – that can overwhelm any parent.
Yet each of these risks can be reduced or eliminated by taking simple, time-tested steps.
The greatest gift you can give your baby is a safe environment. Explore the links below to learn more.
To learn more about airway obstruction injury, falls and childhood unintentional poisioning read A Report to the Nation: Trends in Unintentional Childhood Injury Mortality, 1987-2000 (May 2003).
To purchase educational materials about specific risk areas, check out our Resource Catalog (off-site link).
Source: Safe Kids USA
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