Your Baby Week Six

One of the most important things that you can add to your to-do list as a parent -- that could one day save your baby's life -- is to learn CPR.

Learning CPR

Parents often don't consider learning CPR or cardiopulmonary resuscitation because they think it is too hard or that they don't have time.

Just about anyone can learn CPR though, and classes are readily available and quick to get through, including:

• the American Heart Association's CPR for Friends and Family
• CPR courses from the American Red Cross
• your local YMCA, which often offer CPR classes

Infant CPR Anytime

Even if you don't have time for a CPR class or can't find one, that is no excuse for not learning CPR. The American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association has teamed up to create the Infant CPR Anytime system so that you can learn CPR at home.

The Infant CPR Anytime kit includes a DVD and Mini-Baby mannequin for you to practice on and makes learning CPR easy. In fact, you can learn infant CPR basics and first aid for choking in only 22 minutes.