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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Unintentional injury is the number one cause of death among children(1). All About Safety, Inc. announces the immediate availability of Baby Steps to Safety Part 1(TM): Making Your Home and Habits Safe for Babies Swaddling to Sitting. This new DVD is chock full of more than 100 safety tips that every new parent should learn. Baby Steps to Safety Part 1(TM) introduces caregivers to the most common hazards and activities in the...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The vulnerability of childhood, through the mazes of discovery and social interaction, has another startling factor to contend with. In a new study published by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, it has been determined that car accidents are the main cause of serious injury and death among children in that country. The study showed that 37 percent of all children under the age of 16 use safety restraints incorrectly....
Regardless of swaddle technique, parents become frustrated by their baby’s ability to break out of his or her swaddle. It might seem impossible to keep those little arms tucked inside. But before rushing out to buy another swaddle device that may not get the job done, the folks at Park Innovations may have come up with the solution. Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 27, 2012 Park Innovations, LLC, a company dedicated to provide sleep solutions to parents of newborns, announces the launch...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Buckle your seatbelt! This has been the advice touted most often by safety experts, as over 140,000 children are rushed to the emergency room each year due to car accidents. Researchers from the University of Michigan report they have found that few parents and kids follow the safety recommendations for using restraints in car; there are also differences on seatbelt use depending on racial and ethnic background. The findings,...
ROSEMONT, Ill., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: While tight swaddling may provide a newborn infant with a feeling of warmth and security, studies have found that regularly wrapping a child too tightly in a blanket or cloth may lead to an abnormal development of the hip joint, causing the ball of the hip to dislocate from the hip socket. To prevent developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), a common...
A growing trend for mothers is to wrap their babies tightly in slings to wear around their chest, but a new study says it may be causing hip problems. A children's surgeon at Southampton General Hospital warned that the practice of full swaddling, where both the arms and legs are wrapped up, is causing an increase in hip problems. Babies hip joints are loosened by hormones released by their mother during labor to ease their birth. However, swaddling forcibly straightens the babies...
RIO RANCHO, N.M., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Miracle Industries, LLC. maker of the world-famous swaddle Miracle Blanket®, have launched the website SwaddlingTruth.com in response to bad information, confusion and rumors regarding swaddling a newborn. "Some emerging products are being marketed as a 'swaddle' when they are in fact lacking the very discernible scientifically-proven attributes that make swaddling safe and effective," says Dr. Rodney Russell who specializes in Neuro Emotional...
OTTAWA, Ill., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- What do the Bible, a parachute and a pair of handcuffs have in common? Escape Artist Anthony Martin... Martin, a nationally-recognized escape artist turned evangelist, has announced plans to attempt a "Leap of Faith," in Ottawa, Ill., July 13, at 2 p.m. Martin will be handcuffed by an area locksmith before donning a parachute and leaping from an aircraft at 14,000 feet. He will have to free his hands in order to deploy the parachute and save his life....
Authorities in Florida said a man used a handcuff key purchased from a flea market to temporarily escape the custody of a sheriff's deputy. Richard Zukoski, 21, was arrested at his Port Richey, Fla., home early Sunday when a deputy arrived and found stolen boxes of power tools and lawn equipment on his porch. The suspect grabbed the key he had purchased years ago at a flea market before leaving the house with the deputy, the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported Tuesday. Zukoski used the key...
The New York Police Department says it did not receive any complaints about a block party featuring outdoor fetish and bondage play. The June 21 party, between 10th and 11th avenues on West 28 Street, was attended by several thousand people who sources told the New York Post each paid $10 to enter. Videos of the event posted to YouTube depict nearly-nude men fondling each other's genitals, a man in leather chaps having his bare butt whipped while a crowd looks on and a man with his hands...
