Tip Sheet: Keep Your Baby Healthy and Safe: Take These Steps During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tip Sheet: Keep Your Baby Healthy and Safe: Take These Steps During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This tip sheet lists steps to take to protect infants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Steps include:
- Do not put a mask or face shield on your baby Babies move frequently.
- Limit visitors to see your new baby
- Keep 6 feet between your baby and people who do not live in your household and between your baby and those who are sick
- Know possible signs and symptoms of COVID-19 infection in babies
- Take your baby for well-baby checkups
- Make sure your baby sleeps safely
- Ensure your own social, emotional, and mental health
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): COVID-19, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Resource Type: Tip Sheet
Date: January 27, 2021
Language(s): Arabic, English, Haitian Creole, Kurdish, Somali
Target Audience(s): General Public, Newcomer
Author(s): U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Language(s): Arabic, English, Haitian Creole, Kurdish, Somali
Target Audience(s): General Public, Newcomer
Author(s): U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
