In new recommendations released at its Annual Conference, the AAP made substantial changes to its recommendations on how parents should put their baby to bed.
In new recommendations released at its Annual Conference, the AAP made substantial changes to its recommendations on how parents should put their baby to bed.
Most prominently, the group came down squarely against having the baby sleep in the same bed as his or her parents - the so-called "family bed."
The Academy task force that has been studying the syndrome reported that evidence is growing that bed sharing (at least the way it is done in Western nations) is riskier than putting an infant to sleep on a separate surface. Best for the child to be placed in a crib or bassinet that conforms to safety standards and is close to the parents because sleeping in the same room appears to reduce the risk of SIDS.
The recommendations also indicate that the child can be brought into the parents' bed for breastfeeding or comforting, but should be put back into his or her own bed for sleep.
For the first time, the AAP advises that infants be placed for sleep wholly supine for every sleep. After years of the successful "Back to Sleep" campaign, the organization reports that study now shows that even placing a baby on a side position, with supports on either side, is not as safe as supine sleeping, and is therefore not advised.
The policy statement, to be published in the November 2005 issue of Pediatrics, also says:
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