Placing infants on their back to sleep helps prevent SIDS, but how many 2 - month olds have a flat spot...
Abstract Since 1992, parents have been urged to
place their infants on their back when asleep.
Despite a 56 % decrease in the national incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from 1.2 deaths per 1000 live births in 19921 to 0.53 death per 1000 live births in 2003,2 SIDS continues to be the leading cause of postneonatal mortality in the United States.3 The decreased rate of SIDS is largely attributed to the increased use of the supine sleep position after the introduction of the «Back to Sleep» campaign in 1994.4 - 7 More recently, it has been suggested that the decrease in the SIDS rate has leveled off coincident with a plateau in the uptake of the supine sleep position.8 Although caretakers should continue to be encouraged to
place infants on their backs to sleep, other potentially modifiable risk factors in the sleep environment should be examined to promote further decline in the rate of SIDS.
Despite the simplicity and effectiveness of the supine sleep position in lowering SIDS risk, 24.4 % of care providers do not regularly
place infants on their backs to sleep.22 Use of the prone sleep position remains highest in care providers who are young, black, or of low income or who have low educational attainment.
While there have been previous surveys of American mothers about their infants» sleep position, this new study is the first to examine behavior theory factors as potential causes for
placing an infant on their back or not.
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The rate of deaths from SIDS has dropped dramatically since 1992, when the AAP began recommending that
infants be
placed on their
backs for sleep.
Babies should always be
placed on their
backs to sleep to reduce the risk of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
This can also happen if the baby is repeatedly
placed on its
back during sleeping in order to avoid sudden
infant death syndrome.
The video, Helping a Mother to Breastfeed let's us see an
infant in shut down,
placing a baby
on its
back, and lack of more current techniques.
Sleep sacks also help promote
placing babies
on their
back to sleep and reduce the risk of them falling under a blanket (which in turn reduces the risk of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome).
Tonic neck reflex (or fencing reflex): When
placed on is
back, your
infant will assume the «fencing position.»
Infants should be
placed in a «supine» position — completely
on their
backs — to sleep.
Parents should follow the safe sleep guidelines that
infants should be
placed on their
backs to go to sleep, never
on their sides or stomachs — whether they're swaddled or not.
It's important to always
place babies
on their
backs to sleep to reduce the risk of SIDS (sudden
infant death syndrome).
To reduce the risk of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents
place babies
on their
backs on a firm, flat sleep surface for EVERY sleep.
SUDDEN
INFANT death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an infant, unexpected by history and unexplained by a thorough postmortem examination, including a complete autopsy, death scene investigation, andreview of the medical history.1 The decreased risk of SIDS associated with nonprone sleep positions led to the recommendation in 1992 by the American Academy of Pediatrics that infants be placed to sleep on the side or back.2 In 1994, the national public education campaign «Back to Sleep» was launched, and the supine position is now recommended.3 Sudden infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 19
INFANT death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an
infant, unexpected by history and unexplained by a thorough postmortem examination, including a complete autopsy, death scene investigation, andreview of the medical history.1 The decreased risk of SIDS associated with nonprone sleep positions led to the recommendation in 1992 by the American Academy of Pediatrics that infants be placed to sleep on the side or back.2 In 1994, the national public education campaign «Back to Sleep» was launched, and the supine position is now recommended.3 Sudden infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 19
infant, unexpected by history and unexplained by a thorough postmortem examination, including a complete autopsy, death scene investigation, andreview of the medical history.1 The decreased risk of SIDS associated with nonprone sleep positions led to the recommendation in 1992 by the American Academy of Pediatrics that
infants be
placed to sleep
on the side or
back.2 In 1994, the national public education campaign «Back to Sleep» was launched, and the supine position is now recommended.3 Sudden infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 1998
back.2 In 1994, the national public education campaign «
Back to Sleep» was launched, and the supine position is now recommended.3 Sudden infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 1998
Back to Sleep» was launched, and the supine position is now recommended.3 Sudden
infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 19
infant death syndrome rates in the United States have decreased by about 40 % as prone prevalence has decreased from 70 % in 1992 to 17 % in 1998.3,4
Position — The latest recommendations of
placing a child less than 12 months of age to sleep
on his or her
back as a method to reduce the possibility of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) should be followed.
Since the early 1990s, parents have been encouraged to
place babies
on their
backs to sleep to reduce the risk of sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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Infants should always be
placed on their
backs to sleep,
on a firm mattress without any pillows or other soft, loose bedding.
Although
placing babies
on their
backs to sleep has been advised for several years, new research funded by the charity River's Gift is showing that some babies may be especially vulnerable if
placed on their tummies to sleep: international research involving the University of Adelaide has uncovered a developmental abnormality in babies — especially in premature babies and in boys — that for the first time has been directly linked to cases of sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS).
It is also worthy of note that research (including the New Zealand and Australia studies cited by GFI) has shown one particular practice reduces Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome by 30 - 50 %:
placing a baby to sleep
on his or her
back, rather than tummy.
Infants are always
placed to sleep
on their
back for every sleep time.
Recently, several states have begun a project to give parents with newborns a box in which to
place them to sleep, emphasizing placement of the baby
on her or his
back to reduce the risk of SIDS (Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome).
Infants who are used to sleeping
on their
backs and then
placed on their tummies, are 18 times more likely to die from a sleep related death.
In addition to helping
infants sleep, swaddling in the supine position โ which involves swaddling and
placing baby
on his or her
back โ may help reduce colic and fussiness.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that
infants be
placed on their
backs to sleep to reduce the risk of sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS).
The American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) advises parents to
place sleeping
infants on their
back, put them to sleep
on a firm surface, and put the child to sleep in the same room but not in the same bed.
Place your
infant on his or her
back for sleep or naps.
The U.S. surgeon general issued a policy statement that «healthy
infants be
placed on their
back or side to sleep to reduce the risk of SIDS.»
Based
on an evaluation of current sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS) data, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that healthy
infants, when being put down to sleep, be
placed on their
backs.
Since it is impossible to identify which babies may not arouse normally, and because the relationship between SIDS and sleep position is so strong, the Academy recommends that all
infants be
placed to sleep
on their
backs.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies are
placed flat
on their
backs to sleep to decrease the risk of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, but some babies insist
on rolling to their tummies to sleep as soon as they are able.
Placing an
infant alone
on his
back for long periods of time is not what we as humans are hard - wired to expect.
And as you probably already know, to reduce the risk of sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS), your baby should be
placed on her
back to sleep.
The Lullaby Trust (formerly known as the Foundation for the Study of
Infant Deaths — FSID) says the safest
place for your baby to sleep is
on his
back,
on his own sleep surface, in the same room as you, for at least the first six months.
By
placing babies
on their
backs to sleep, we have seen the reduction in SIDS among
infants.
An
infant that relies
on a sleep association to fall asleep will cry instead of falling
back to sleep in order to have the association put
back in
place.
In addition to always
placing your baby to sleep
on his or her
back to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS), here are some other important ways to ensure the safety of your littlest sleeper:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: Study Confirms Safety of
Placing Infants to Sleep
on Their
Backs
Infants be
placed only
on their
back, in a crib, bed, or bassinet with a firm mattress, covered only with a fitted sheet for naps and at bedtime.
Back to sleep for every sleep — To reduce the risk of SIDS, infants should be placed for sleep in a supine position (wholly on the back) for every sleep by every caregiver until 1 year of life.3, — , 7 Side sleeping is not safe and is not advised.
Back to sleep for every sleep — To reduce the risk of SIDS,
infants should be
placed for sleep in a supine position (wholly
on the
back) for every sleep by every caregiver until 1 year of life.3, — , 7 Side sleeping is not safe and is not advised.
back) for every sleep by every caregiver until 1 year of life.3, — , 7 Side sleeping is not safe and is not advised.4, 6
The prone or side sleep position can increase the risk of rebreathing expired gases, resulting in hypercapnia and hypoxia.54, — , 57 The prone position also increases the risk of overheating by decreasing the rate of heat loss and increasing body temperature compared with
infants sleeping supine.58, 59 Recent evidence suggests that prone sleeping alters the autonomic control of the infant cardiovascular system during sleep, particularly at 2 to 3 months of age, 60 and can result in decreased cerebral oxygenation.61 The prone position places infants at high risk of SIDS (odds ratio [OR]: 2.3 — 13.1).62, — , 66 However, recent studies have demonstrated that the SIDS risks associated with side and prone position are similar in magnitude (OR: 2.0 and 2.6, respectively) 63 and that the population - attributable risk reported for side sleep position is higher than that for prone position.65, 67 Furthermore, the risk of SIDS is exceptionally high for infants who are placed on their side and found on their stomach (OR: 8.7).63 The side sleep position is inherently unstable, and the probability of an infant rolling to the prone position from the side sleep position is significantly greater than rolling prone from the back.65, 68 Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep
infants sleeping supine.58, 59 Recent evidence suggests that prone sleeping alters the autonomic control of the
infant cardiovascular system during sleep, particularly at 2 to 3 months of age, 60 and can result in decreased cerebral oxygenation.61 The prone position
places infants at high risk of SIDS (odds ratio [OR]: 2.3 — 13.1).62, — , 66 However, recent studies have demonstrated that the SIDS risks associated with side and prone position are similar in magnitude (OR: 2.0 and 2.6, respectively) 63 and that the population - attributable risk reported for side sleep position is higher than that for prone position.65, 67 Furthermore, the risk of SIDS is exceptionally high for infants who are placed on their side and found on their stomach (OR: 8.7).63 The side sleep position is inherently unstable, and the probability of an infant rolling to the prone position from the side sleep position is significantly greater than rolling prone from the back.65, 68 Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep
infants at high risk of SIDS (odds ratio [OR]: 2.3 — 13.1).62, — , 66 However, recent studies have demonstrated that the SIDS risks associated with side and prone position are similar in magnitude (OR: 2.0 and 2.6, respectively) 63 and that the population - attributable risk reported for side sleep position is higher than that for prone position.65, 67 Furthermore, the risk of SIDS is exceptionally high for
infants who are placed on their side and found on their stomach (OR: 8.7).63 The side sleep position is inherently unstable, and the probability of an infant rolling to the prone position from the side sleep position is significantly greater than rolling prone from the back.65, 68 Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep
infants who are
placed on their side and found
on their stomach (OR: 8.7).63 The side sleep position is inherently unstable, and the probability of an
infant rolling to the prone position from the side sleep position is significantly greater than rolling prone from the
back.65, 68
Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep
Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are
placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually
placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep period.
According to recent research, pre-term
infants are at a higher SIDS risk (5) and they are to be
placed on the
back - to - sleep position.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, if parents observe health care professionals
placing infants in the side or prone position, they are likely to infer that supine positioning is not important110 and, therefore, might be more likely to copy this practice and use the side or prone position at home.77, 80,111 The AAP recommends that
infants be
placed on their
backs as soon as they are ready to be
placed in a bassinet.
In 1 study, 6 % and 12 % of 16 - to 23 - week - old
infants placed on their
backs or sides, respectively, were found in the prone position; among
infants aged 24 weeks or older, 14 % of those
placed on their
backs and 18 % of those
placed on their sides were found in the prone position.112 Repositioning the sleeping
infant to the supine position can be disruptive and might discourage the use of supine position altogether.
The
places provide you with an intermediary between the
infant car seats and the real car seats, so before you get your baby
on that
back position, you should think of a booster car seat fist.
If
infants are
placed on the
back for a long time in the same position, it could lead to «positional plagiocephaly», a case of flattened or misshapen head and «brachycephaly», the flattening of the
back of the skull.
Always
place babies
on their
backs to sleep, to reduce the chances of sudden
infant death syndrome.
You can reduce the risk of sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS) by
placing your newborn baby
on his
back to sleep.
In fact, the little data that is available
on this says that
infants who are in the adult be to breastfeed and are then
placed back to sleep in a safe crib are not at increased risk of SIDS (those would be the
infants like my babies who bedshared in adult bed accidentally because the mother did not plan or intend to bedshare but passed out while night nursing and woke up several hours later).