Safe Sleep for Babies
Safe sleep practices for babies focus on minimizing risks like suffocation, entrapment, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Woodlawn Health partners with Cribs for Kids to promote safe sleep education, emphasizing the ABCs of Safe Sleep: babies should sleep Alone, on their Back, and in a Crib free of toys, blankets, and loose items. Key guidelines include:
– Babies should sleep on a firm, flat surface approved by safety standards.
– Co-sleeping, adult beds, and sitting devices are unsafe for sleep.
– Avoid smoking around infants.
– Babies should not overheat; sleep sacks are safer than loose blankets.
– Pacifiers and breastfeeding can reduce SIDS risk.
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