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No Vaccine No School in Italy
Italian children have been told not to turn up to school unless they can prove
they have been properly vaccinated. Parents risk being fined up to €500 if
they send their unvaccinated children to school. The new law came amid
a surge in measles cases. Under the new law children must receive a
range of mandatory immunisations before attending school. They include
vaccinations for chickenpox, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella.
Children up to the age of six years will be excluded from nursery and
kindergarten without proof of vaccination. Those aged between six
and 16 cannot be banned from attending school, but their parents
face fines if they do not complete the mandatory course of
immunisations. Source: BBC News
Picture Perfect
Poppy's Pop-in Portraits gives you the opportunity
to have a professional portrait of your little one (or
your baby bump) taken each month for a fraction of
the cost of a private portrait session. The portraits
are taken in the same way each month so you have
a lovely record of your growing little one. Family and
sibling pop-ins are also available. Quick, affordable,
gorgeous! Visit www.poppyspopinportraits.com
for more information and to book.
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Co-Sleep Safely
A recent survey by UK’s The Lullaby Trust has shown that 76 per
cent of the 8,500 parent they asked have co-slept with their baby
at some point. Over 40 per cent admitted to having done so in
dangerous circumstances – such as on a sofa, having drunk
alcohol or as a smoker, which increases the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome (also known as cot death or SIDS).
The Lullaby Trust, Public Health England, Unicef UK Baby Friendly
and Basis offer the following advice for safer co-sleeping:
• Keep the space around your baby clear of pillows and duvets
• Always sleep your baby on their back
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• Avoid letting pets or
other children in the bed
• Make sure your baby
cannot fall out of bed or
become trapped between
the mattress and wall
• Never leave baby alone in the bed
• Do not co-sleep if you or anyone in the bed smokes (even
if you do not smoke in the bedroom); has recently drunk
alcohol; has taken drugs that make them feel sleepy;
your baby was born prematurely (before 37 weeks of
pregnancy) or weighed under 2.5kg or 5½lbs when they
were born. www.lullabytrust.org.uk