Home  |  Health & Fitness  |  Children's Health  | 

Keeping your Infant Safe

What precautions should I take when others people around my baby?

To properly view this site, javascript must be enabled and Flash version 9 or higher must be installed.
Get the latest Flash player
Dr. Ann Kellams
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia

Dr. Ann Lenox Kellams, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics in the Division of General Pediatrics and medical director of the newborn nursery at the University of Virginia Children’s Hospital, is an expert in newborn care and breastfeeding. Kellams teaches pediatric clinical skills to students and residents and authored the Newborn Nursery Resident and Student Curriculum and Orientation Manual for UVA Children’s Hospital. Kellams serves her surrounding community by being a mentor for the African American Student Mentorship Program, by serving on the Virginia Breastfeeding Advisory Committee and by hosting various community education workshops on newborn and infant care. She received the Outstanding Graduate Designation from her alma mater, the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

What precautions should I take when others people around my baby?

In this video Dr. Ann Kellams discuss the many issues surrounding how to properly care for a newborn baby.

This expert: 70,747 views

This series: 9,227 views

Download to Mobile Device
Tags:

Baby

,

Infant

,

Newborn

,

Women

,

Health

,

Safety

,

Care

,

Pediatrics

Comments:

0 (Read Comments) (Add Comment)

Print

Transcripts

Host: What precaution should I take when other people are around my baby?

Dr. Ann Kellams: I do recommend hand washing. Even if you are just at home, you have probably touched something that came from the grocery store or the door knob when somebody visits you that has germs on it. So anytime you are going to pick up the baby I would either use the alcohol based hand sanitizer or soap and water before you pick up the baby. In the first six to eight weeks in particular, we would like for the baby not to get sick and not to have a fever because it's very hard to distinguish a common viral infection from a serious bacterial infection in an infant. So always hand washing and if anybody besides mom or dad has the sniffles or a cold or whatever, I would just recommend them not holding the baby and certainly, not kissy (ph) face with the baby.

Other Videos

  • Strong Core Abdominal Exercises

    Strong Core Abdominal Exercises

    In this video series, fitness instructor Vionna Jones demonstrates how to get fabulous abs. Vionna starts out with some intermediate exercises to strengthen your core muscles. She then demonstrates more advanced exercises that will help you define your six pack.
  • What is a bariatric surgery?

    What is a bariatric surgery?

    This video is about obesity and weight issues in our society, which is now recognized by the medical profession as the world's #1 health problem. I will answer your questions about the impact of excess weight; the consequences and what can be done about it.
  • How to Strengthen Core Muscles

    How to Strengthen Core Muscles

    In this video series, fitness trainer Charlotte Hellhoff demonstrates exercises that will help strengthen your core muscles.
  • Healthy Tips for Summer Fun in the Sun

    Healthy Tips for Summer Fun in the Sun

    In this video, Dr. Russ from Harris Teeter's YourWellness Team discusses how to stay healthy during the summer months.
  • Free Weights - The Sissybar Bicep Curl

    Free Weights - The Sissybar Bicep Curl

    This video will show how to use free weights to do the sissybar bicep curl.
  • How to Alleviate Mid-Back Pain

    How to Alleviate Mid-Back Pain

    In this video Trish Muse shows you how to properly align your posture, relieve neck pain and other stretches and tips on how to prevent common workplace injuries.