The article examines the Safe Sleep for Babies Act makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or distribute crib bumpers or inclined sleepers for infants, and the Consumer Products Safety Commission ruled that the only products that can be marketed for in...
(AAP) released its updated safe sleep policy recommendations. While all of the AAP’s prior safe sleep guidelines still stand — that babies younger than 1 should be put to sleep alone, on their backs, and in a crib or other safe sleep space — the new policy clarifies several points, ...
Fully vaccinate child according to CDC guidelines. The older recommendations have not changed and still apply: Avoid baby’s exposure to smoke, alcohol, and illicit drugs Back to sleep Use a firm sleep surface Breastfeeding is recommended Keep soft bedding and loose bedding away from sleep area ...
Approximately 3,500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related deaths, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); ill-defined deaths; and accidental suffocation and strangulation. The number of infant deaths initially decreased in the 1990s after a national safe sleep campaign,...
Since 1992, when the AAP recommended that all babies be placed on their backs to sleep, deaths from SIDS have declined dramatically; however, sleep-related deaths from other causes, including suffocation, entrapment, and asphyxia, have increased, Dr. Moon said. ...
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Conclusion: Two-thirds of the pictures that accompanied the online news coverage of the new AAP safe sleep guidelines depicted infants in unsafe sleep positions or environments. As imagery has been shown to be potentially more powerful than text in public health messaging, editors should give ...
AAP Task Force on sudden infant death syndrome: SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths: updated 2016 recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment. Pediatrics 2016; 138: e20162938.Moon RY, Darnall RA, Feldman-Winter L et al. SIDS and other sleep-related inf...