The Doctor is In: Breastfeeding benefits mom
Most moms-to-be have heard the many ways breastfeeding will benefit their baby, but what about mom? Guess what — breastfeeding is incredibly good for you, too.
Here is my list of the top 10 benefits of breastfeeding to mothers:
- The #1 advantage is having a healthy baby (breastfeeding enhances a baby’s health by practically every measure). Additionally, you are helping your baby grow into a...
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The Doctor is In: Infants and flu shots
Influenza vaccination is now recommended for all children, including infants six months of age and older. Influenza is a viral respiratory infection causing fever, chills, cough, headache, and body aches. The most effective way to protect your baby against influenza is to have him or her receive the influenza vaccination.
Infants can begin receiving influenza vaccine at six months of age. The...
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Vaccines and H1N1: A Q and A with Dr. Dan Hagerman
The following Q&A with Pediatrician Dr. Dan Hagerman, MD, originally appeared on the website MilwaukeeMoms.com in conjunction with the Columbia Center special event "Children and Vaccines: Addressing Parents Concerns."
Q. What is the most important message you want to give to parents about vaccinations for children and for themselves?
Vaccination is one of the greatest success stories of modern...
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Preventing Pertussis or “Whooping Cough”
As the weather turns cooler, many of us start experiencing more illness. Pertussis or “whooping cough” could be one the illnesses you may encounter and it’s important to understand what it is and how to prevent it so you and your baby don’t contract it.
Pertussis is a bacterial respiratory infection. It can infect people of any age. Adults can develop a serious cough that lasts for...
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The Doctor is In: Vitamin D for infants
With all the news reports about the importance of Vitamin D for the development of strong bones, new moms often ask if they should give their baby a Vitamin D supplement. My answer is, yes, if you are breastfeeding, and I hope that you are. Breastmilk is the best form of infant nutrition.
Vitamin D is important for building and maintaining healthy bones. It also serves as an important antioxidant...
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The Doctor Is In: Original study linking autism to vaccines discredited
In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published a study that suggested a possible link between the MMR (measles / mumps / rubella) vaccine and autism. This week, in an unprecedented move, the British Medical Journal published data proving that Wakefield’s study was a fraud. They revealed that Wakefield had been paid over $1,000,000 by a group of lawyers to create this data and that the data he presented...
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Preventing Pertussis
Pertussis or whooping cough may sound like a disease of a bygone time.
Despite vaccination as part of the DTaP series, pertussis is on the rise again. Infants who have not received the entire round of vaccinations and teenagers or adults whose immunity has faded are the most susceptible to contracting this highly contagious bacterial infection. Babies six months and younger are at the greatest...
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