Resources for Your Baby: Safety / Seguridad
Find trusted information and resources. / Información y recursos confiables.

Find trusted information and resources. / Información y recursos confiables.

The sale of drop-side rail cribs has been banned because they are dangerous to the baby. It is illegal to sell or donate drop-side rail cribs. Do not buy drop-side rail cribs at yard or garage sales. Call the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to make sure your old crib is safe. CPSC Consumer Hotline: 1-800-638-2772
Place your baby on his or her back when you lay him or her down to sleep
Make sure your baby’s crib is safe:
Do not use:
Do not place cords, such as from a baby monitor or mini-blinds, near the crib
Está prohibida la venta de cunas con barandales móviles porque son peligrosas para el bebé. Es ilegal vender o donar una cuna con barandales móviles. No compre cuna con barandales móviles en ferias o ventas de garaje. Llame a la Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de los EE. UU. (CPSC, por sus siglas en inglés) para verificar que su cuna vieja sea segura. Línea de ayuda al consumidor de CPSC: 1-800-638-2772
Coloque a su bebé boca arriba cuando lo acuesta a dormir.
Verifique que la cuna de su bebé sea segura:
No use:
No coloque cables, como por ejemplo del monitor del bebé o de las persianas, cerca de la cuna.
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warns parents not to sleep with their babies. However, parents frequently fall asleep while feeding their baby. Falling asleep with the infant on a sofa, armchair, or waterbed is particularly hazardous. When bringing the baby to bed to feed, make sure there are no pillows, sheets, blankets, or any other items that could obstruct infant breathing or cause overheating in the bed.
La 2011 Academia Norteamericana de Pediatría (AAP, powr sus siglas en inglés) advierten a los padres que no deben dormir con sus bebés. Pero a veces los padres se quedan dormidos mientras les dan der comer a los bebés Lo más peligroso es quedándose dormidos con el bebé en un sillón, en una silla, o en una cama de agua. Cuando esté preparándose para darle de comer a su bebé en cama, asegúrese de que no haiga almohadas, cobijas, sabanas, o algúna otra cosa que pueda taparle la nariz y boca a su bebé o causar que su bebé este muy caliente.
Si tiene que compartir una cama con su bebé:
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
Call the Poison Control Center right away if your baby breathed in, swallowed, or touched a poison.
Remember to add the Poison Control number to your phone. Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. If you forget the number, just call 911.
Llame al Centro para el Control de Envenenamiento de inmediato si su bebé inhaló, tragó o tocó un veneno.
Ponga el número de teléfono del Centro para el Control de Envenenamiento al lado de su teléfono. Llame al Centro para el Control de Envenenamiento al 1-800-222-1222. Si se olvida el número de teléfono, marque el 911.
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
Take a class on infant CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
Tome una clase de resucitación cardiopulmonar (CPR) infantil.
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."
Have you found a good doctor for your baby? If not, ask your healthcare provider for help.
¿Ya tiene un buen doctor para su bebé? Si no, pídale ayuda a su proveedor de atención de la salud.
Source: California Department of Public Health–Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Division. 2019. "Comprehensive Perinatal Services, Steps to Take Program Guidelines for Enhanced Health Education, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Services."