Introduction
Many parents and carers with epilepsy successfully look after babies and young children. The information on these web pages will help you to identify possible dangers for a child if you have a seizure while looking after them. It also suggests some ways that you can reduce the risks of danger and make sure a child is as safe as possible.
Your midwife and health visitor will be able to give you more general advice and information about looking after a baby or young child.
In this section
- The risk of seizures if you are a new mother with epilepsy
- Common triggers for seizures when you are looking after a baby or young child
- Keeping a baby or child safe at home
- Keeping a baby or child safe when you’re outside
We can provide references and information on the source material we use to write our epilepsy advice and information pages. Please contact our Epilepsy Helpline by email at helpline@epilepsy.org.uk.
Our thanks
Epilepsy Action would like to thank Kim Morley, Sapphire Specialist Epilepsy Nurse for NHS Solent Healthcare and Epilepsy Specialist Midwife Practitioner for Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare Trust, UK for her contribution to this information
This information has been produced under the terms of The Information Standard.
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Updated January 2011To be reviewed January 2013
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