title: Home hygiene with a baby: the new approach to advising parents.
abstract: Food poisoning is increasing and can have serious consequences in babies, young children, pregnant women and the elderly. Health professionals working with parents of young babies need to give advice on home hygiene--eg handling nappies, preparing bottle feeds--but should take care not to overwhelm the recipients with safety messages. Instead, adopt the current policy in environmental health, which is to concentrate on the essentials. Health professionals should also understand the family's own beliefs about food safety, which may need modifying if there is to be a change in behaviour.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ackerley
mesh_terms: D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017145:Models, Educational; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D011247:Pregnancy