How Safe is Your Baby ....?: The Facts Behind the Official Advice

Synopsis

Pregnant mothers and new parents are deluged with information about what they must and mustn?t do to keep their baby safe. From avoiding unpasteurised cheese to MMR jabs, smoking while pregnant to sharing a bed with the baby, there?s no shortage of advice. But what are the facts? After all, walking downstairs or getting into a car are potentially risky. How big a risk are you actually taking if you choose to have a home birth, or feed your baby solids before it?s four months old? How Safe Is Your Baby? sets out the available information on risk levels and what could happen if you ignore the official advice, without taking sides. It treats parents as grown-ups and simply gives them the information to make their own decisions.