In this illustrated and easy to use guide, noted pediatrician Dr. Alan
Greene, a leading voice of the green baby movement, advises parents how
to make healthy green choices for pregnancy, childbirth, and baby
care - from feeding your baby the best food available to using medicines
wisely.
Consumer advocate Jeanette Pavini includes information for
making smart choices and applying green principles to a whole new
universe of products from zero-VOC paints for the nursery, to pure and
gentle lotions for baby’s delicate skin, to the eco-friendly diapers
now in the marketplace, as well as specific recommendations for
hundreds of other products.
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INTRODUCTION :Why Raise Baby Green?
CHAPTER ONE : The Womb.
Make sure your unborn baby receives the best possible nutrition
and other vital elements through the green choices you make in your
diet and lifestyle. Learn about the crucial impact of the environment
on you and your baby.
CHAPTER TWO : The Labor and Delivery Room.
Fulfill your green birth plan to bring your baby into the world
in the right place with the right people and with the type of delivery
you feel is best.
CHAPTER THREE : The Nursery.
Create a beautiful, healthy environment with green furnishings, paint, wall coverings, flooring, bedding, clothing, and toys.
CHAPTER FOUR : The Kitchen.
Reduce your baby’s exposure to pesticides and other toxins,
help clean up the planet, save energy, and reduce greenhouse gasses,
just by eating the right delicious foods.
CHAPTER FIVE : The Bathroom.
Care for your baby with the best new choices in creams and
lotions, save water, and stock your medicine chest with the safest
remedies.
CHAPTER SIX : The Garden.
Whether you live in a house with a garden or in an apartment
with pots in a sunny window, here’s how to have healthy plants and
organic homegrown edibles in your baby’s life.
CHAPTER SEVEN : The Whole House.
Improve the air quality, lighting, water conservation, laundry,
heating, and cooling throughout your home—and in your automobile, which
has such an impact on the health of the family and the planet.
EPILOGUE : From the Ground Up.
NOTES.
Citations and sources for information in the text.
GREEN INFORMATION.
More valuable information about each room in the house.
GREEN RESOURCES.
Books,Web sites, organizations, and other forms of support and connections in the green baby community.
THE AUTHORS.
INDEX.