SIDS and other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
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SIDS and other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
Summary of Recommendations
AAP 11/1/11
(Emphasis added)1. Back to sleep for every sleep until 1 year of life. Side sleep is not safe. Once an infant can roll from supine (back) to prone (stomach) and prone to supine, the infant can be allowed to remain in the sleep position that he or she assumes.
2. Use a firm sleep surface. Infants should not be placed for sleep on beds because of the risk of entrapment and suffocation. Sitting devices, such as car safety seats, strollers, swings, infant carriers, and infant slings, are not recommended for routine sleep. if an infant falls asleep in a sitting device, he or she should be removed from the product and moved to a crib or other appropriate flat surface as soon as is practical.
3. Room-sharing without bed-sharing is recommended. Devices promoted to make bed-sharing “safe” (eg, in-bed co-sleepers) are not recommended. Infants may be brought into the bed for feeding or comforting but should be returned to their own crib or bassinet when the parent is ready to return to sleep.
4. Keep soft objects and loose bedding out of the crib. [Bumper pads] are not recommended.
5. Pregnant women should receive regular prenatal care.
6. Avoid smoke exposure during pregnancy and after birth.
7. Avoid alcohol and illicit drug use during pregnancy and after birth.
8. Breastfeeding is recommended. The protective effect of breastfeeding increases with exclusivity.
9. Consider offering a pacifier at nap times and bedtimes. It does not need to be reinserted once the infant falls asleep…he or she should not be forced to take it.
10. Avoid overheating.
11. Infants should be immunized (because) immunizations might have a protective effect against SIDS.
12. Avoid commercial devices marketed to reduce the risk of SIDS (such as) wedges, positioners, special mattresses, and special sleep surfaces.
13. Do not use home cardiorespiratory monitors.
14. Supervised, awake tummy time is recommended. Shared from the By weissbluthmethod blog at http://weissbluthmethod.wordpress.com/
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