To
prevent infant deaths due to soft bedding, the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development are revising their
recommendations on safe bedding practices when putting infants down
to sleep. Here are the revised recommendations to follow for infants
under 12 months:
A Safe Sleeping Environment
For Your Baby
Safe Bedding Practices
For Infants
Place baby on his/her back on a firm tight-fitting
mattress in a crib that meets current safety standards.
Remove pillows, quilts, comforters, sheepskins,
pillow-like stuffed toys, and other soft products
from the crib.
Consider using a sleeper or other sleep clothing
as an alternative to blankets, with no other covering.
If using a blanket, put baby with feet at the
foot of the crib. Tuck a thin blanket around the
crib mattress, reaching only as far as the baby's
chest.
Make sure your baby's head remains uncovered during
sleep.
Do not place baby on a waterbed, sofa, soft mattress,
pillow, or other soft surface to sleep.
Placing
babies to sleep on their backs instead of their stomachs has been associated
with a dramatic decrease in deaths from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Babies have been found dead on their stomachs with their faces, noses,
and mouths covered by soft bedding, such as pillows, quilts, comforters
and sheepskins. However, some babies have been found dead with their heads
covered by soft bedding even while sleeping on their backs.
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