International Travel with Infants and Children

Abstract

1. Timothy Cornell, MD 1. Moses Cone Health System Greensboro, NC Traveling with Infants and Young Children. Part I: Anticipatory Guidance: Travel Preparation and Preventive Health Advice. Stauffer WM, Konop RJ, Kamat DJ. Travel Med. 2001;8 :254– 259[OpenUrl][1] Traveling with Infants and Young Children. Part II: Immunizations. Stauffer WM, Kamat D. Travel Med. 2002;9 :82– 90[OpenUrl][2] Traveling with Infants and Young Children. Part III: Travelers’ Diarrhea. Stauffer WM, Konop RJ, Kamat DJ. Travel Med. 2002;9 :141– 150 Health care practitioners need to discuss issues regarding trip preparations as well as measures to prevent illnesses when families are planning international travel with infants and children. Families should allow ample time to secure appropriate travel documents, to contact health insurance plans regarding coverage while traveling (including where to go for health care if needed), and to compile a list of important contacts and phone numbers (eg, American consulate or embassy) for each country of travel. Older children should be involved in the planning stages of the trip and may understand the cultural differences better if exposed to books, music, or videos about the places where they will be going. Younger children also can benefit from this preparation and may need familiar objects to decrease the stress of traveling. Finally, parents should be advised to expect changes in daily routines and eating habits. With appropriate planning, families will have a … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DTravel%2BMed%26rft.volume%253D8%26rft.spage%253D254%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DTravel%2BMed.%26rft.volume%253D9%26rft.spage%253D82%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx