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Rachael Barr
Dr Rachael Barr is an NHS paediatrician and paediatric immunology researcher, a Wellcome GW4 Clinical Doctoral Fellow at the University of Bristol.
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Sep 8, 2026
117: Travel with Kids: A Conversation with Pediatrician Dr. Rachael Barr
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Chris SanfordHOST
What do you recommend concerning sunscreen? And then related question, what about the order of bug repellent and sunscreen? Should they be combination? Which should you apply first?
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15:20Rachael BarrGUEST
Yeah, so my youngest is very, very fair and very blonde, despite my dark hair.
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15:29Rachael BarrGUEST
But in terms of sun protection, you do need to be really careful And you need to think about both UVA and UVB protection.
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15:37Rachael BarrGUEST
So I think people often talk about SPF, which is important, but you, again, I don't know if it's the same in the US, so I apologize if it's different, but we have a star rating as well as an SPF.
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E229. Baby Illness - The Advice you need as a new parent
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5:49Rachael BarrGUEST
You're suddenly handed this brand-new entire human and told you can go home, uh, and they're your responsibility now.
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5:59Rachael BarrGUEST
And that's, that's a huge change that I don't even really know how to put into words.
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6:04Rachael BarrGUEST
Um, and so it's kind of unsurprising that when you get home and something's not quite right-All of your evolutionary instincts now are designed to keep this tiny person safe and alive and well.
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6:21Rachael BarrGUEST
So your brain is in overdrive looking for threats, looking for injuries and illness and problems so that you can head them off at the pass.
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