This year, the American Academy of Pediatrics has endorsed
new sleep recommendations:
Not exact matches
Some of these things are extremely important, like the
new recommendations to keep newborns and infants
sleeping on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS, and others are less important, like this one about water or some of the stricter guidelines about the order of introducing solid baby foods.
After all, safe
sleep recommendations and pediatricians instruct
new parents to be sure baby goes to
sleep on his or her back.
Some of these things are extremely important, like the
new recommendations to keep newborns and infants
sleeping on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS, and others are less important, like this one about water or some of the guidelines about the order of introducing solid baby foods.
Other
new recommendations included the idea that pacifiers might reduce the risk of SIDS and the concept of the «separate but proximate
sleeping environment,» in which babies should
sleep in the same room as their mother, but in a crib, bassinet, or cradle, instead of sharing mom's bed.
«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.
The report, published in the November 2016 issue of Pediatrics (online Oct. 24), includes
new evidence that supports skin - to - skin care for newborn infants; addresses the use of bedside and in - bed sleepers; and adds to
recommendations on how to create a safe
sleep environment.
Issue # 21 provides the
newest safe
sleep recommendations, shares post-birth warning signs that need immediate attention, and
new ways of diapering to promote your baby's growth and development.
It's definitely worth considering if a simple intervention, such as a cardboard box that doubles as a safe
sleeping environment, could help in the U.S. And with the
newest recommendations saying that parents should room - share, but not share a bed, with their babies, a baby box makes following the guidelines very practical.
To get the baby boxes in
New Jersey, parents are required to complete an online education model that explains all of the current safe
sleep recommendations.
While the
new guidelines remain controversial, the
recommendations to avoid pacifiers in the first month and encourage parents to
sleep in the same room with their infants are positive steps toward the promotion of breastfeeding.
But a study published today in the journal Pediatrics found that, contrary to these
recommendations, magazines geared toward women ages 20 to 40 often portray infants in unsafe
sleeping positions, which could be detrimental to
new parents.
It successfully addresses the
new recommendations put out by the AAP (American Academy of Pediatricians) for a better safe
sleep environment as well as following the International Hip Dysplasia guidelines for healthy hip development.
But as
new recommendations come out, our practices are changing, and more of you will see your babies on their backs to
sleep earlier in their NICU stay, which is a good thing.
I figured this was a good compromise between the suggested
sleep position on the stomach of yesteryear to the
newer recommendations of on the back as the safest way to rest.
In a
new study scheduled for publication in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers found that although teenage mothers know the
recommendations in regards to safe
sleeping practices, many deliberately do not follow those
recommendations.
Time spent with a screen shouldn't come at the expense of kids»
sleep, play and exercise,
new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics say.
(Reuters Health)- More than half of U.S. parents say their babies
sleep with pillows, blankets and other loose bedding despite
recommendations against their use from doctors and health officials, according to a
new government study.
Recommendation: Allow the quality of your
sleep to slowly adjust to your
new bedroom etiquette over a longer period of time.
The
new recommendations highlight that
sleep duration is highly variable, and will differ from one person to another.
New Recommendations from the National
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Sleep in Adolescence Predicts Future Problems, Study Says - Los Angeles Times January 2015 - How
Sleep Keeps You Healthy, Helps You Heal - Discovery News September 2014 - Lack of
Sleep Increases Risk of Failure in School Among Teens - Science World Report, from
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Sleep Woes in Old Age May Be Linked to Brain Cell Loss - Health magazine August 2014 — University of Chicago Study: Getting More
Sleep Could Cut Junk Food Cravings in Half — CBS News August 2014 — University of Montreal Study Shows Learning Is Best Enhanced During
Sleep - Jewish Business News February 2014 - Link Found between
Sleep Duration and Depression - Psych Central February 2014 - Less
Sleep, More Time Online, Raises Risk for Teen Depression — National Public Radio