PREVENTING ASTHMA: SOME NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS – POST NATAL CARE FOR NEW-BORNS OF ASTHMATIC PARENTS
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• preferably breastfed your infant. Chances of getting allergies is more in bottle-fed babies.
• Boil milk properly before giving.
• Introduction to common allergenic foods, such as eggs, wheat, fish and coca should be delayed.
• Dust-proof casing or a foam mattress should be used, dust-free environment is very important for a child.
• Keep pets away from the baby’s bedroom.
• Stuffed toys should be kept out of the crib.
Prevention is better than cure; this applies very appropriately in cases of asthma in children. All the preventive measures mentioned can minimise the intensity of the disease in the patient and ease up pressure on the family.
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