Natural Ways to Treat Your Baby’s Cold

Sources Medically Reviewed on 10/13/2019 Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on October 13, 2019
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Joy Weydert, M.D., professor, integrative medicine and pediatrics, University of Kansas; vice chairwoman, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Integrative Medicine.
Mayo Clinic: “Common Cold in Babies,” “When Should I Use a Cool-Mist Humidifier Versus a Warm-Mist Humidifier For a Child With a Cold?”
FDA: “Use Caution When Giving Cough and Cold Medicine to Kids.”
American Academy of Pediatrics: “Simple Remedies Often Best for Common Colds in Young Children,” “How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Safe: AAP Policy Explained,” “American Academy of Pediatrics Announces New Safe Sleep Recommendations to Protect Against SIDS, Sleep-Related Infant Deaths,” “Treating a Fever Without Medicine.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Childhood Respiratory Infections and Other Illnesses.”
University of California, Los Angeles: “An Inside Scoop on the Science Behind Chicken Soup.”
Chest: “Chicken Soup Inhibits Neutrophil Chemotaxis in Vitro,” “Effects of Drinking Hot Water, Cold Water, and Chicken Soup on Nasal Mucus Velocity and Nasal Airflow Resistance.”
Stanford Children’s Health: “Upper Respiratory Infection (URI or Common Cold).”
Pediatrics: “Effect of Honey on Nocturnal Cough and Sleep Quality: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study,” “Skin-to-Skin Contact is Analgesic in Healthy Newborns.”
Pflugers Archiv: “Sleep and Immune Function.”
American Journal of Nutrition: “Nutrition and the Immune System: An Introduction.”
Reviewed by Dan Brennan, MD on October 13, 2019
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