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Annotation: The fourth edition of Facts for Life contains essential information that families and communities need to know to raise healthy children. This handbook provides practical advice on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development and the care of children. This edition also features a new chapter on child protection. The book is intended for parents, families, health workers, teachers, youth groups, women’s groups, community organizations, government officials, employers, trade unions, media, and non-governmental and faith-based organizations. It is available in Arabic, Bangla, English, French, Indonesian, Kiswahili, Spanish, and Turkmen.

Contact: UNICEF, the United Nation's Children's Fund, UNICEF House, Three United Nations Plaza, 44th Street, Between 1st and 2nd Avenues, New York, NY 10017, Telephone: (212) 326-7000 Fax: (212) 887-7465 Web Site: http://www.unicef.org $1.00. Document Number: ISBN 978-92-806-4466-1.

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Keywords: AIDS, Birth intervals, Breastfeeding, Child health, Child health promotion, Common cold, Developing countries, Diarrhea, Hygiene, Immunization, Malaria, Maternal health, Non English language materials, Nutrition disorders, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This study had two objectives: (1) to document the magnitude and location of fecal contamination in day care centers; and (2) to demonstrate that greater fecal contamination of the day care environment and of the hands of day care workers and attendees is associated with higher rates of diarrhea. 25 day care centers were sampled 3 times between January and August 1991. In addition, within the centers, families with children less than 24 months of age were recruited for telephone survey. Investigators found that of 11 sites initially surveyed, child hands, staff hands, hard toys, and classroom sinks were most frequently contaminated. Because illness rates are associated with contamination, the study results indicate that fecal contamination could be used as a measure of the risk of diarrheal disease or as an indicator of compliance with sanitary guidelines or of the success of day care worker training. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Technical Information Service, O.S. Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312, Telephone: (703) 605-6050 Secondary Telephone: (888) 584-8332 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ntis.gov Document Number: NTIS PB93-180347.

Keywords: Child Care, Diarrhea, Infants, Preschool children, Sanitation, Toddlers, illnesses

Annotation: This book is designed to be a parent's handbook on feeding during the first four years of life. Topics covered are: nutrition during pregnancy, breastfeeding versus bottle feeding, calories and normal growth (including feeding schedules, obesity, inadequate growth, and growth curves), introduction of solid foods to the infant diet, feeding the toddler, and special issues such as diarrhea, regulation of food intake, and obesity. Weight-for-height standards for women, recommended daily dietary allowances, and nutrient content of human milk, cow's milk, and infant formulas are included in the appendix.

Contact: Bull Publishing Company, P.O. Box 1377, Boulder, CO 80306, Telephone: (800) 676-2855 Fax: (303) 545-6354 Web Site: http://www.bullpub.com/ $12.95.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Child nutrition, Diarrhea, Infant nutrition, Obesity

Annotation: These suggestions regarding hospital nurseries discuss the main hospital nursery, work room, premature nursery, isolation and observation nurseries, milk room, nursing staff, care of the newborn, milk room procedures, premature infants, care of isolated infants, outbreaks of infection, discharge of the mother and baby, laundry, visitors, records, and diarrhea of the newborn.

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Keywords: Diarrhea, Hospital nurseries, Infections, Medical records, Nurses, Patient isolation, Premature infants