@RachelMoonMD

Mom, Pediatrician and researcher @UVA @MedicineUVA, Associate Editor of Digital Media at Pediatrics @AAPJournals

Joined October 2020
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~~ I've got a blank space, baby. And I'll keep you safe. ~~ At Charlie’s Kids, we believe #safesleep never goes out of style.
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Parents, check out our baby room safety checklist during #BabySafetyMonth: healthychildren.org/English/…
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Updated COVID vaccines are now available for everyone 6 months and older. Talk with your pediatrician about updated COVID vaccines, flu vaccines & why we’re all healthier when everyone is vaccinated: bit.ly/3rjiYbt
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The 2nd edition of 14 Ways to Protect Your Baby From SIDS by Rachel Moon, MD, and Fern Hauck, MD, MS is now available. a.co/d/5OQSdtr

14 Ways to Protect Your Baby From SIDS

14 Ways to Protect Your Baby from SIDS belongs in every parent's library of resources on how to care for their new baby. In this fact-filled guide, Dr. Moon and Dr. Hauck, both medical doctors who...

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#SafeSleep kffhealthnews.org/news/artic…

Cozy Images of Plush Toys and Blankets Counter Messaging on Safe Infant Sleep - KFF Health News

Unsafe sleep environments are among the main reasons accidental suffocation or strangulation is a hard-to-solve public health problem.

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Rachel Moon retweeted
CDC Flu
@CDCFlu6 Sep 2023
CDC recommends a yearly #FluVax as the first and most important action in protecting against flu. Everyone 6 months and older should be vaccinated annually, ideally by the end of October. Find vaccines near you: vaccines.gov
Drawing of a girl with pigtails with the caption “Little Miss gets her annual flu vaccine”

ALT Drawing of a girl with pigtails with the caption “Little Miss gets her annual flu vaccine”

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“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.”@AAPPres & @AAFP president Tochi Iroku-Malize, encourage vital vaccinations: usnews.com/news/healthiest-c…
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New AAP guidance for flu season: Children ages 6 months and older should receive the flu vaccine as soon as it is available this fall to prevent serious illness from the flu. Young children are particularly vulnerable to the virus. Learn more: aap.org/en/news-room/news-re…
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Pediatricians urge schools and families to use alternative nonviolent forms of discipline, such as rewarding positive behavior in an updated policy on corporal punishment: bit.ly/3sAfXUq.
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Did you know that routine vaccines help the immune system recognize and resist viruses? When everyone is up to date on vaccinations it reduces the spread of illnesses that affect all children. youtu.be/buxjrNUySiA #HealthierTogetherAAP
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Great piece by @lkirchner for @ConsumerReports with insights from @AmerAcadPeds and @RachelMoonMD. 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-k…
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At least 25 deaths have been linked to baby loungers since 2015.@SenBlumenthal, D-Conn., and Rep. @janschakowsky, D-Ill sent a letter to the @USCPSC calling for a ban on infant loungers. Read @NBCNews's report: bit.ly/3Q1Prx2

Lawmakers call for U.S. to ‘eliminate’ infant loungers after babies died

An NBC News investigation this year found that at least 25 deaths had been linked to baby loungers since 2015.

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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! @uvapediatrics @uvapeds @AAPSOPT podcasts.apple.com/in/podcas…
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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 @USCPSC to increase oversight on all weighted sleep products marketed to children to prevent tragedy. @nbcnews: nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wei…

Weighted sleep sacks are unsafe for infants, national pediatricians’ group says

Federal regulators have not warned of any deaths, but the American Academy of Pediatrics says parents shouldn't use weighted sleep sacks or swaddles.

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The @USCPSC 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
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"It is illegal to offer for sale or donate a product that has been recalled by the CPSC. The CPSC has urged online marketplaces to stop listing these products for sale." globalvillagespace.com/GVS-H…
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The @USCPSC and @BoppyCompany 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
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Infant lounger have more deaths associated with them than previously reported. Learn more from @NBCNews: nbcnews.to/3N2YhIZ

Infant lounger deaths higher than initially reported, NBC News investigation finds

An NBC News analysis found at least 26 baby deaths linked to various brands of infant loungers between 2015 and 2023 — more than twice as many deaths cited by the Consumer Product Safety Commission...

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Shedding light on critical need for language equity. Grateful to have participated in this study with @doctora_rojas @JamesCh77975471 @BadolatoGia, Jo Cohen, Larry Cook, and Deena Berkowitz. @adaptlab_cnh @ChildrensNatl
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Emergency department staff are more likely to underestimate the severity of children’s condition when their caregivers' preferred language is not English, according to a new study from @ChildrensNatl in @aap_peds publications.aap.org/aapnews…

Study: Children with non-English-speaking caregivers more likely to be under-triaged in ED

Bias and lack of interpreter use may have been factors.

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Absolutely awful. OBs are partners with pediatricians in educating moms/families about the importance of #safesleep. @InjuryFreeKids @CIRPatNCH @RachelMoonMD @thepedimom @thepedipals @DrBenHoffman
Kyran Quinlan@kpquinlan6 Apr 2023
Cover of current issue of OB/Gyn journal shows what NOT to do. Pillows and stuffed animals in a crib = unsafe environment for infant sleep. Each year, 3,500 US infants die, most involve an unsafe sleep environment like this. @MDEdgeObGyn
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