Simply communicating important information to others is a quick and effective way to raise awareness
about infant sleep safety.
Full - color glossy brochure
about infant sleep safety and cosleeping based on API's Principle of Ensure Safe Sleep, Physically and Emotionally.
Not exact matches
In 2010, CPSC and FDA released a
safety warning
about infant sleep positioners.
But when you're searching the web for answers
about sleep safety - you need to know what the SAFEST
sleep options are - those which decrease your baby's risks of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexpected
Infant Death (SUID).
Because of concerns
about safety of the supine
sleep position for
infants, this study was conducted to determine if
infants sleeping in the supine position in the first 6 months of life (peak risk period for SIDS) are at greater risk for specific non-SIDS adverse health consequences compared with those placed to
sleep prone.
Background The incidence of sudden
infant death syndrome has decreased in the United States as the percentage of
infants sleeping prone has decreased, but persisting concerns
about the
safety of supine
sleeping likely contribute to prone
sleeping prevalence rates that remain higher than 10 %.
To what extent are parents knowledgeable
about safety issues and / or how to minimize the chance of injuries to
infants or children during
sleep?
The incidence of sudden
infant death syndrome has decreased in the United States as the percentage of
infants sleeping prone has decreased, but persisting concerns
about the
safety of supine
sleeping likely contribute to prone
sleeping prevalence rates that remain higher than 10 %.
This study provides important new information
about the
safety of supine
sleeping for
infants through age 6 months.
For more than 14 years API has expressed its concerns
about the direction of research related to basic
infant sleep safety information and data collection, the media's response, and resulting guidelines and policy.
Infants spend most of their time
sleeping, but you should not always be worried
about their
safety if you follow the following valuable tips.
I am adamant
about sleep safety when it comes to
infants.
For those are unconvinced
about the child's
safety in an arrangement of co
sleeping, it is suggested that a device such as a cot or bassinet attached to the parental bed or
infant enclosures to be placed in the bed etc. be used.
The latter includes homicides, as well as intentional suffocation, estimated at
about 5 % of SUID deaths, but also suspected or definite accidental suffocations, because of an overlay by another person, or an asphyxial wedging or strangulation, especially where the
infant is not found dead in a crib but having been on a structure not specifically designed with
infant sleep safety in mind (recliners, waterbeds, couches, sofas and / or adult beds).9
A recent meta - analysis of 11 studies that investigated the association of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for
infant safety exposes the
infant to additional risks for accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160
Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern among public health officials
about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports of SUIDs occurring in high - risk
sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or
sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165