
Rachel Moon
@rachelmoonmd
Mom, Pediatrician and researcher @UVA @MedicineUVA, Associate Editor of Digital Media at Pediatrics @AAPJournals
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23-10-2020 20:48:21
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Absolutely awful. OBs are partners with pediatricians in educating moms/families about the importance of #safesleep. Injury Free Coalition for Kids Center for Injury Research and Policy Rachel Moon Dr. Free N. Hess, PediMom @thepedipals Ben hoffman

Shedding light on critical need for language equity. Grateful to have participated in this study with Christina Rojas James Chamberlain Gia Badolato, Jo Cohen, Larry Cook, and Deena Berkowitz. ADAPT Research Lab Children's National Hospital 🏥


The US Consumer Product Safety Commission and The Boppy Company urge consumers to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers and urge online marketplaces to stop selling these recalled products after two additional infant deaths shortly after their 2021 recall. More: bit.ly/43HfQ6U



The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning consumers to stop using Girasol Rainbow Love Woven Wrap sling carriers because infants can fall out of them. They also urge consumers to avoid similar products from Girasol. Learn more: bit.ly/4651fUU


The use of weighted sleep sacks/swaddles poses a potentially fatal risk for infants by raising the SIDS risk. AAP urges parents not use them and US Consumer Product Safety Commission to increase oversight on all weighted sleep products marketed to children to prevent tragedy. @nbcnews: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/w…

For all pediatric learners – check out Clerkship Ready-Pediatrics, a new podcast! While aimed at med students, there's lots of great info for all! 9 episodes avail thus far! Subscribe where you get your podcasts! UVA Department of Pediatrics UVA Peds Clerkship AAP Peds Trainees podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/cle…

At least 25 deaths have been linked to baby loungers since 2015.Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill sent a letter to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission calling for a ban on infant loungers. Read NBC News's report: bit.ly/3Q1Prx2

Great piece by Lauren Kirchner for Consumer Reports with insights from American Academy of Pediatrics and Rachel Moon. Weighted sleep products for babies—blankets, sleep sacks, & swaddles—are being sold with no safety standards in place and little to no evidence they’re safe. consumerreports.org/babies-kids/ch…


“As families prepare for the year ahead, it’s important that children’s immune systems are also prepared to detect and resist viruses so that they can stay healthy and thrive.”Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP & AAFP president Tochi Iroku-Malize, encourage vital vaccinations: usnews.com/news/healthies…








