DON'T KISS NEWBORN BABIES 🤱

IT'S NOT SAFE

Most times parents are seen kissing their child's lips or face as a sign of affection. Sometimes relatives and friends also join the "kissing process"

When children are born their immunity is still low and so they are vulnerable and susceptible to infections like herpes, cold, flu, Respiratory syncytial virus etc

We know you love your babies and  you also love to shower them with kisses, please consider that the practice can be harmful to them.

There was a news on the internet some weeks ago where a visitor kissed a newborn baby on the face and the child contracted herpes infection.

This is one among many other scenarios.

NOTE:

- Parents can show love to their newborn by playing, carrying, singing, hugging them etc

- Visitors should try and understand when the parents prevent them from carrying a newborn.

- immunization is very necessary for every child, parents should not joke with it.

They should all be immunized.

- lf your visitor must carry your baby, they should wash or sanitize their hands.

- caregivers and nannies should be taught basic hygiene in taking care of the newborn, their utensils and their environment.

We know you may be tempted to kiss your child, we know as a visitor you may wish to carry the baby you came to visit but remember, the child's health and wellbeing is our utmost concern and we wouldn't want to harm them.

Let's try and help to keep them safe.

#prisca#

#sweetmotherhood#