| After nine long months of waiting for the new | | | | Hearing loss |
| addition to your family, your baby finally arrives. You | | | | Stunted growth |
| bring your child home from hospital to the space that | | | | Behavioral problems |
| you have created for him or her, and your family can | | | | Kidney issues |
| take the time to relax and bond with the newborn. | | | | If the baby is not removed from the source of lead |
| However, if your baby is exposed to lead during | | | | poisoning, this can even result in acute lead poisoning. |
| these first crucial months of life, you may not have | | | | If the exposure is especially constant, long-lasting, or |
| time to relax any longer with taking care of a | | | | in very high amounts, a baby may even develop |
| lead-poisoned newborn. | | | | mental retardation, fall into a coma, or die. |
| Protecting your new baby from lead poisoning is very | | | | There are several ways in which a mother or father |
| important. It seems like there is an unsafe product | | | | can prevent lead poisoning in their newborn. Babies |
| recalled every month due to lead paint or other such | | | | are typically crawling around on the ground which can |
| component, so this task can be daunting. However, it | | | | be dangerous because old vinyl flooring can contain |
| is worth making sure that your home is safe from | | | | this element. Basically, older items in general run the |
| lead-tainted items because lead poisoning can lead to | | | | risk for containing lead-furniture, plumbing, brass |
| lifelong disabilities in your child. | | | | faucets, and brass keys can all be hazardous. |
| Thankfully, a baby can't absorb lead just by touch. | | | | If your baby is well-nourished, he or she is less likely |
| However, he or she can ingest lead by eating | | | | to absorb lead even if it is ingested. Additionally, |
| lead-tainted products or breathing in lead dust. While | | | | check the surfaces for your home for peeling paint |
| one encounter with this element may not be | | | | that a baby might chew on. To help prevent your |
| inherently dangerous in itself, chronic exposure to | | | | child from breathing in lead dust, keep your house |
| lead can lead to symptoms like loss of appetite, | | | | clean. |
| vomiting, constipation, irritability, fatigue, and even | | | | While you can prevent injuries to your baby at home, |
| convulsions. | | | | you may have even more to worry about if your |
| Even if your baby does not develop acute lead | | | | precious child suffers from an injury at the hospital. |
| poisoning, he or she might still show some effects of | | | | Sadly, doctors and medical staff sometimes fail in |
| lead exposure. These include: | | | | their duties to us, which results in birth injuries to our |
| Learning disabilities | | | | children. |
| Lower IQ | | | | |