Safe Sleep for Babies
Every year approximately 3500 babies in the United States die due to sleep-related deaths. These deaths can be attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), suffocation, entrapment, infection,...
Author: Amber Nicole Wilson
Vitamin K
Why We Need It Vitamin K, a fat-soluble vitamin, helps the body make proteins, especially those needed for normal clotting of blood when you bleed. It is needed for making important proteins for...
Vitamin B12
Why We Need It Vitamin B12 works with folate, another B vitamin, to make DNA, which is the body’s genetic material. Vitamin B12, a water-soluble vitamin, also protects nerve cells from damage...
Food Safety for Pregnant Women & Their Babies
Expectant mothers and those preparing food for them should be especially careful when handling food because a pregnant woman’s weaker immune system makes it easier for her to get a foodborne...
Sodium
Why We Need It Sodium is a mineral that the body needs in small amounts. It is found in foods mostly as sodium chloride, which is another name for table salt. One teaspoon of salt contains...
Donor Human Milk: Is it beneficial?
Human milk offers advantages to all newborns, but particularly benefits low birth weight, premature infants. When infants are born premature and at a low birth weight they are at higher risk for...
Breast Milk or Infant Formula?
Both breast milk and infant formula will help your baby grow. However, breast milk is the best first food for babies, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Dietetic...