Just last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released new “safe sleep” recommendations to protect against SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). These are the first updates to the recommendations since 2011. SIDS is an otherwise unexplained death of a child. The risk and incidence ...
"SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment," draws on new research and serves as the first update to Academy policy since 2011. Recommendations call for infants to share their parents' bedroom for at least the first six months...
[1]SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment. AAP TASK FORCE ONSUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. Rachel Y. Moon. Pediatrics. 2016;138(5):e20162938. [2]Recommended Amount of Sleep for PediatricPopulations: A Consensus Statement of ...
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and monitoring of the infant. Most of the epidemiologic studies on which these recommendations are based include infants up to 1 year of age. Therefore, the AAP recommends that infants room-share, ideally for the first year after birth, but at least for the first 6 months. Although there is...
The tool is based on recommendations from AAP policy statements,Media Use in School-Aged Children and AdolescentsandMedia and Young Mindsand the technical report,Children and Adolescents and Digital Media. Most importantly, the tool provides families with messages around open communication and reflection...
AAP recommendations on creating a safe sleep environment include: Place the baby on his or her back on a firm sleep surface such as a crib or bassinet with a tight-fitting sheet. Avoid use of soft bedding, including crib bumpers, blankets, pillows and soft toys. The crib should be bare...
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...
and monitoring of the infant. Most of the epidemiologic studies on which these recommendations are based include infants up to 1 year of age. Therefore, the AAP recommends that infants room-share, ideally for the first year after birth, but at least for the first 6 months. Although there is...