The pregnancy maternity
pillow with zippered cover is designed to help against various
types of body pains
such as sciatica, heartburn, carpal tunnel, and lower back pain.
All parents should be provided with information regarding a) factors known to increase the risk
of SIDS in the bed - sharing environment, including parental smoking (particularly maternal smoking in pregnancy), young maternal age, infant prematurity; and b) aspects
of adult beds that should be modified with infant safety in mind: e.g. gaps between bed and wall or other furniture, proximity
of baby to
pillows,
type of bedding used, parental behaviour prior to bed - sharing
such as consumption
of alcohol, drugs or medication affecting arousal.