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Parenting Advice From Your Physicians at Kaiser Permanente

Is It Normal for My Baby to…?

Is It Normal for My Baby to…?

It’s amazing how much love we can feel for our babies—and remarkable how vulnerable that love can make us feel. Author Elizabeth Stone captured this feeling perfectly: “Making the decision to have a child—it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” It can be difficult to feel confident that this little part of you is...

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Poison Safety at Home: What Parents Need to Know

Poison Safety at Home: What Parents Need to Know

Can you picture a skull and crossbones sticker on your childhood landline phone? Did it also have a number like the following? Poison Control Dial 1-800-222-1222 That landline may be long gone, but two things haven’t changed. Babies and young children are just as curious, impulsive, and vulnerable to ingesting poison as ever. And that number still works to get 24/7 advice. What has changed...

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Why Does Your Baby Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

Why Does Your Baby Need the Hepatitis B Vaccine?

Bringing a new baby into the world is exciting, joyful—and a little overwhelming at the same time. As pediatricians, one of our jobs is to help you sort through all the choices for keeping you’re your child healthy. One of the very first steps we recommend is the hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine, given soon after birth. Here is why your baby needs this important vaccine:...

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