Parents cautioned against using soft bedding for infants
By WNYT
Updated: October 24, 2023 - 12:09 AM Published: October 20, 2023 - 11:10 PM
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome highlighted
Sleep guidelines to help reduce SIDS.
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month.
About 3,500 infants die from sleep-related deaths in the United States every year. The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes that babies need to sleep on their backs, especially on a flat surface without any kind of soft bedding.
A lot of incidents of SIDS are related to infants overheating or suffocating in bedding.
They should also not be used in car seats, strollers, swings and infant carriers.