Tag: SIDS
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What is SIDS?
Many of us have heard of SIDS but what is it? and how does it happen? Can we prevent it? SIDS is commonly known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. These deaths usually occur among infants who are less than a year old while sleeping. Although there isn’t a guaranteed method to prevent SIDS, sleep safety... -
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What You Need To Know About Infant Sleep
Every year in the US, 3,500 infants die of sleep-related infant deaths (SIDS). The American Academy of Pediatrics published an update to recommendations for reducing infant deaths in the sleep environment in 2022. The following are the updated recommendations for safe sleep practices: BACK to sleep for every infant – make sure the infant is...