Rachel Moon

~~ I've got a blank space, baby. And I'll keep you safe. ~~ At Charlie’s Kids, we believe #safesleep never goes out of style.

Parents, check out our baby room safety checklist during #BabySafetyMonth: healthychildren.org/English/safety…

Updated COVID vaccines are now available for everyone 6 months and older. Talk with your pediatrician about updated COVID vaccines, flu vaccines & why we’re all healthier when everyone is vaccinated: bit.ly/3rjiYbt

The 2nd edition of 14 Ways to Protect Your Baby From SIDS by Rachel Moon, MD, and Fern Hauck, MD, MS is now available. a.co/d/5OQSdtr

#SafeSleep kffhealthnews.org/news/article/s…

CDC recommends a yearly #FluVax as the first and most important action in protecting against flu. Everyone 6 months and older should be vaccinated annually, ideally by the end of October. Find vaccines near you: vaccines.gov

“As families prepare for the year ahead, it’s important that children’s immune systems are also prepared to detect and resist viruses so that they can stay healthy and thrive.”@AAPPres & @AAFP president Tochi Iroku-Malize, encourage vital vaccinations: usnews.com/news/healthies…

New AAP guidance for flu season: Children ages 6 months and older should receive the flu vaccine as soon as it is available this fall to prevent serious illness from the flu. Young children are particularly vulnerable to the virus. Learn more: aap.org/en/news-room/n…

Pediatricians urge schools and families to use alternative nonviolent forms of discipline, such as rewarding positive behavior in an updated policy on corporal punishment: bit.ly/3sAfXUq.

Did you know that routine vaccines help the immune system recognize and resist viruses? When everyone is up to date on vaccinations it reduces the spread of illnesses that affect all children. youtu.be/buxjrNUySiA #HealthierTogetherAAP

Great piece by @lkirchner for @ConsumerReports with insights from @AmerAcadPeds and @RachelMoonMD. Weighted sleep products for babies—blankets, sleep sacks, & swaddles—are being sold with no safety standards in place and little to no evidence they’re safe. consumerreports.org/babies-kids/ch…

At least 25 deaths have been linked to baby loungers since 2015.@SenBlumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. @janschakowsky, D-Ill sent a letter to the @USCPSC calling for a ban on infant loungers. Read @NBCNews's report: bit.ly/3Q1Prx2

For all pediatric learners – check out Clerkship Ready-Pediatrics, a new podcast! While aimed at med students, there's lots of great info for all! 9 episodes avail thus far! Subscribe where you get your podcasts! @uvapediatrics @uvapeds @AAPSOPT podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/cle…

The use of weighted sleep sacks/swaddles poses a potentially fatal risk for infants by raising the SIDS risk. AAP urges parents not use them and @USCPSC to increase oversight on all weighted sleep products marketed to children to prevent tragedy. @nbcnews: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/w…

The @USCPSC is warning consumers to stop using Girasol Rainbow Love Woven Wrap sling carriers because infants can fall out of them. They also urge consumers to avoid similar products from Girasol. Learn more: bit.ly/4651fUU

"It is illegal to offer for sale or donate a product that has been recalled by the CPSC. The CPSC has urged online marketplaces to stop listing these products for sale." globalvillagespace.com/GVS-Health/2-i…

The @USCPSC and @BoppyCompany urge consumers to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers and urge online marketplaces to stop selling these recalled products after two additional infant deaths shortly after their 2021 recall. More: bit.ly/43HfQ6U

Infant lounger have more deaths associated with them than previously reported. Learn more from @NBCNews: nbcnews.to/3N2YhIZ