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Keep your baby safe from MRSA
By Babyexpert.com on 02/05/2006 12:58:00
Chances of your baby being affected by MRSA - the hospital superbug - are rare.

Only one in every 2,000 newborn baby deaths are linked to the hospital superbug MRSA, while almost 700,000 babies are born safe and well in Britain each year.But if you're worried, there are things you can do to reduce your chances even more

I’m terrified about superbugs
By Babyexpert.com on 13/04/2006 15:02:00
Q I plan to give birth at my local hospital but I’m frightened by the superbug MRSA. How can I check that my hospital’s clean enough to have my baby there?

Midwife Nikki replies: First, talk to your midwife and go on a hospital tour. One of the main ways this superbug is transmitted is through poor handwashing.Hospitals have soap dispensers at sinks and disinfecting dispensers around wards, and many hospitals have taken up the ‘clea...

Does your child need antibiotics?
By Babyexpert.com on 07/04/2006 14:31:00
Should you be asking the doctor to give your child antibiotics?

of antibiotics is also a bad idea because it can lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant superbugs such as MRSA.Prima Baby’s Dr Rob Hicks says, ‘Antibiotics are important in the fight against bacterial infection. However, many common infections – earache

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