Interview - Clay Jones on Newborns and Kids

Jonathan and Chris delve into the world of newborns and medical care for children with Dr.

Clay Jones, a paediatrician who practices in Massachusetts and who regularly writes for the Science-Based Medicine blog.

From preventing SIDS to treating a fever (or not), we go through our listeners’ questions.

In a week, our patrons will get a bonus episode with more from Clay! 2:04 COVID-19 vaccines in kids 6:27 “I’m not anti-vaccine but…” says Texas paediatrician 12:17 Chiropractic in children and babies 20:07 Best temperature for newborns (in Fahrenheit!) 22:36 Are diapers bad for the baby? 25:25 Safe sleeping 30:00 What predisposes to SIDS? 32:16 Do newborns dream? (An Inception on Elm Street) 37:37 Baby slings and hip dysplasia 42:57 Long-term outcome of very premature babies 45:44 Apgar scores (to get into daycare) 48:28 Fever 51:49 Teething 54:44 Recurring infections in kindergarten 57:16 RyRy’s impossible question * Theme music: “Fall of the Ocean Queen“ by Joseph Hackl.

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Links: 1) Clay Jones at Science-Based Medicine: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/author/clayjones/ 2) Clay Jones on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBMPediatrics