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Formula preparation hygiene

Formula preparation hygiene means using clean hands, surfaces, water, bottles, and tools when preparing infant formula.

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Preventing germs exposure baby

Preventing germs exposure baby

Why germ exposure matters in early infancy Newborns do not yet have the same immune reserve as older children. Their skin, mucosal barriers, gut microbiome, and immune responses are still developing, which means an exposure that would be minor later in childhood can be clinically significant now. That is why newborn infection prevention focuses on […]