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1 Five Facts About Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
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2 Mommy Bloggers and UNICEF Unite to Wipe Out Tetanus
Salma Hayek
3 Lil Links: Salma Hayek Is Helping Save Babies and Raising One
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4 Salma Hayek Breastfeeds Sick Baby on UNICEF Trip
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5 Would You Breastfeed a Sick Baby Like Salma Hayek Did?
While February is the month when most people get the flu, hopefully you've already gotten your annual flu shot. But what about the rest of the lesser-known recommended vaccines for adults? Recently I was surprised when during a routine appointment my doctor told me that because of a recent whooping cough outbreak I should get a Tdap shot, which also contains the booster doses for tetanus and Read more
Do you remember getting a tetanus shot as a kid? They were so painful. When explaining why a tetanus shot is important, people always mention stepping on a rusty nail. Apparently rusty nails aren't the only things to worry about. Tetanus is a disease caused by bacteria that live in dust, animal waste, or soil. If you get a cut, burn, splinter, puncture, insect bite, or any other break in your Read more
Nothing beats walking barefoot in the grass — it's the definition of Summer. Most of the time your feet make contact soft, warm, clean grass and soil, but not all the time. A cut or puncture from some sharp object can be extremely painful, but contracting Tetanus from your wound is much worse. Getting pricked by a rusty nail, as most people think, isn't the only way to get this infectious Read more
It is rare for a child to die of tetanus in the United States, but around the world one child dies every three minutes from the completely preventable illness. The painful death can be prevented with a vaccine that costs between just five and seven cents. Caryl M. Stern, the president and CEO of US Fund for UNICEF and mother of three has made it her mission to make the number of fatalities zero. Read more
Alpha Mom interviews Salma Hayek on her work with UNICEF (Part 1) — Alpha Mom Alpha Mom talks to Salma about raising Valentina (Part 2) — Alpha Mom Hugh Jackman's got a biker baby! — Celebrity Baby Blog Maggie Gyllenhaal isn't a leave-them-in-their-cribs-to-cry type of mama — Celebrity Baby Scoop Do you let your kids watch TV and play video games? — Cookie Do you have a preconception Read more
While on a UNICEF mission in Africa to raise awareness for tetanus in partnership with Pampers, actress and producer Salma Hayek showed a mother's compassion to an ailing one-week-old baby. The humanitarian nursed the hungry baby. Would you do the same? Would You Breastfeed a Sick Baby Like Salma Hayek Did? Yes — It's a mother's instinct. No — I don't believe in sharing my Read more
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As mothers, it is our instinct to help those we see in harm's way — the fallen child on the playground, the lost lil one in the supermarket or the tot running toward traffic, but it's hard to assist those that we do not see, people who struggle just to survive. At the Pampers Mommy Blogger Event earlier this month, I had the great pleasure of meeting Caryl Stern, the President and CEO of the Read more
Do you remember getting a tetanus shot as a kid? They were so painful. When explaining why a tetanus shot is important, people always mention stepping on a rusty nail. Apparently rusty nails aren't the only things to worry about. Tetanus is a disease caused by bacteria that live in dust, animal waste, or soil. If you get a cut, burn, splinter, puncture, insect bite, or any other break in your Read more
DrSugar is in the house! This week she's answering questions about the often dreaded annual gynecological exam. Dear DrSugar, I am confused about how frequently I am supposed to have a pap smear. I am 28 and mine have always been normal, and I am now married and monogamous. Should I have a pap every year or every other year? Do the recommendations change with age? If I don't need a pap smear Read more
