The Before Baby blog
What Bay Area parents should know about child safety.
Practical guidance on infant and toddler safety written for Bay Area families: the hazards we see most in local homes, what actually keeps kids safe, and the steps worth doing before baby arrives.
- June 4, 20266 min read
In-Home Infant CPR Training in the Bay Area
Why families are choosing private in-home CPR over group classes, what an AHA Heartsaver Pediatric session covers, and how to book one in the Bay.
Read the guide - May 22, 20267 min read
Baby Proofing in the East Bay: Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda
Old hardware, steep staircases, and earthquake-country furniture anchoring, the hazards that come up on nearly every East Bay assessment.
Read the guide - May 8, 20269 min read
The Bay Area Newborn Prep Checklist
What to do in the third trimester, what to set up before discharge, and the local resources Bay Area families actually use in the first three months.
Read the guide - April 28, 20267 min read
Baby Proofing Services in San Francisco and the Bay Area
Victorians, condos, hillside homes, and ADUs each have their own hazards. Here's what a real baby proofing assessment looks like in the Bay.
Read the guide - April 18, 20266 min read
Car Seat Installation in the Bay Area: How to Find a CPST
Fire stations, hospital checks, and in-home CPST installs. What to ask, what to expect, and the common mistakes we see on Bay Area roads.
Read the guide - April 9, 20267 min read
Infant CPR Classes in the Bay Area: A Parent's Guide
Group classes, hospital courses, in-home certification, and what AHA Heartsaver Pediatric actually covers. Written by a Bay Area Paramedic and AHA instructor.
Read the guide - April 2, 20268 min read
The Room-by-Room Baby Proofing Checklist
What actually matters, what's overkill, and what we install on every Before Baby Visit, organized by the calls that come in to 911 for infants and toddlers.
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