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Home » Baby » Baby Health & Safety

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Baby Health & Safety21

Keeping your baby safe and healthy, from car seat safety to figuring out whether that rash is actually a big deal (usually, it’s not).

Baby Product Safety: What’s Regulated (and What’s Not) A baby chewing on a colorful hanging toy attached to a plastic activity arch.Baby Health & SafetyPreparing for Baby

Baby Product Safety: What’s Regulated (and What’s Not)

Quick Answer: Four main organizations regulate baby product safety in the US: the Consumer Product…
Kayla YoungMay 19, 2026
Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting a Newborn A woman with curly hair sits on a couch while cradling a sleeping newborn baby in her arms.Baby Health & Safety

Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting a Newborn

I'll never forget the well-meaning coworker who showed up unannounced three days after I brought…
Amy MorrisonMarch 12, 2026
We’re Three Pediatrician Moms: Here’s the Weird Stuff Newborns Do That’s Totally Normal Swaddled newborn baby yawning with eyes closed, lying on a blue and pink striped hospital blanket.Baby Health & Safety

We’re Three Pediatrician Moms: Here’s the Weird Stuff Newborns Do That’s Totally Normal

Here’s a guide from our combined “doctor + mom” perspective on the weird-but-normal things newborns…
Hadley Brighton, MDSeptember 29, 2025
How to Get a Sick Baby to Sleep: A Guide for Exhausted Parents A man holding a tired toddler on his shoulder while standing in a bright room.Sleep & SchedulesBaby Health & Safety

How to Get a Sick Baby to Sleep: A Guide for Exhausted Parents

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Amy MorrisonMarch 21, 2025
Snot Hacks: Tips When Your Kid Can’t Blow Their Nose Close-up of a baby looking upward while pressing a finger against their nose.Toddlers & BeyondBaby Health & SafetyTips & Lists

Snot Hacks: Tips When Your Kid Can’t Blow Their Nose

The world would be a better place if colds didn’t arrive years before the skill…
Amy MorrisonMarch 7, 2025
Is Cord Blood Banking Worth It? A mother in a hospital bed smiling while holding her crying newborn baby wrapped in a blanket.Baby Health & SafetyBirthLabor & Delivery

Is Cord Blood Banking Worth It?

At some point during your pregnancy, someone at your OB’s office or at the bus…
Claire GossSeptember 1, 2024
Can a Baby Sleep in a Playpen Instead of a Crib? Black portable playard with mesh sides, an elevated bassinet, and a removable changing station on a green background.Baby Health & SafetySleep & Schedules

Can a Baby Sleep in a Playpen Instead of a Crib?

Anyone putting together a baby registry can tell you that the cost of parenting can…
Kayla YoungAugust 2, 2023
Should You Have a Fan in Your Baby’s Room? White Honeywell TurboForce desk fan positioned against a light blue sky background with painted clouds.Baby Health & Safety

Should You Have a Fan in Your Baby’s Room?

Many sleep-deprived new parents find themselves on the ever-elusive hunt for an uninterrupted night of…
Kayla YoungMarch 22, 2023
Controversial Baby Products: A Safety Guide for Parents Collage of various baby products including a foam floor seat, walker, sleep positioner, lounger, and crib canopy.Baby Health & Safety

Controversial Baby Products: A Safety Guide for Parents

If there's one constant in parenting, it's that the parental landscape is ever changing. Things…
Amy MorrisonFebruary 8, 2023
Baby-Safe Medicines: What Every New Parent Needs in Their Medicine Cabinet A man holding a sad-looking baby with a white shirt and bib over his shoulder.Baby Health & Safety

Baby-Safe Medicines: What Every New Parent Needs in Their Medicine Cabinet

When your baby wakes up screaming at 2am and your pediatrician's office doesn't open for…
Amy MorrisonNovember 25, 2020
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