By Julie Fidler
In a policy statement released October 24, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants should sleep in the same room as parents to lower the risk of sleep-related deaths. [1]
The group, which offers guidance on child-rearing, says that newborns should be placed to sleep in their parents’ bedroom on a separate, firm surface, such as a crib or bassinet, for at least the first 6 months of life and, ideally, the first full year.
This, the academy says, lowers risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by as much as 50%.
Dr. Lori Feldman-Winter, member of the Task Force on …read more
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