Co-Sleeping |
Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Consumer Products Safety Commission strongly advise that infants sleep in their own beds, rather than share beds with adults or other children. Bed-sharing increases the risk for SIDS as well as suffocation and other injuries.
Some examples are:
- Suffocation from overlying by an adult, brother, sister, or other family member
- Entrapment between the bed and the wall, or between the bed and another object
- Entrapment involving the bed frame, headboard or footboard
- Falls from adult beds onto hard surfaces causing injury or onto piles of clothing, plastic bags, or other soft materials resulting in suffocation
- Suffocation in soft bedding such as pillows, thick quilts, or comforters
For more information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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