Codeine Not Safe for Kids, Pediatricians Warn. How it is metabolized is too unpredictable, could cause death, report finds. By Dennis Thompson. HealthDay Reporter. MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Codeine is unsafe for children and should no longer be given to them, a new report from a leading pediatricians' group warns. Codeine has been used to treat kids' pain and coughs for decades because we thought it was safer than other narcotics, said report author Dr. Joseph Tobias.
Relevance. Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Of course the human fetus is alive, meaning viable, at conception. However, you used the term baby which has human connotations. Technically it is not viable outside the womb and therefore it is still considered a part of the mother and not a separate individual.So it is a mass of living cells.owever, you used the term baby which has human connotations. Technically it is not viable outside the womb and therefore it is still considered a part of the mother and not a separate individual.
Babies 'should still be called premature if born at 37 weeks as infant could benefit from extra two weeks in womb'. The definition of premature birth should be raised to more than 37 weeks, experts claimed yesterday.