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Safe sleeping does lead to more flat baby heads
By Joanna Harvey on 08/04/2011 16:07:20
UK experts confirm that lying babies on their backs increases likelihood of flat head syndrome
Experts have been advising parents for nearly 20 years to lay babies on their backs when putting them down to sleep, to reduce the risk of cot death. One unexpected but not surprising side effect is that doctors are seeing many more babies
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SIDS - What it is and how you can reduce the risk
By ThinkBaby on 09/06/2005 10:28:19
SIDS/cot death is very rare, but there are some small precautions you can take to make the risk even lower for your baby
What is cot death / SIDS?Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, commonly as SIDS or cot death, is a concern for every new parent, particularly as no-one can say exactly how or why it happens. The term doesn’t describe one illness, but rather the sudden
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Daytime sleeping safety
By Laura Lee Davies on 26/01/2007 03:20:07
New research highlights the need for parents to treat daytime naps as they would night sleeping, to avoid cot death.
, for example, recommend that a baby sleep in a cot, in the same room as his parents, for the first six months.Safe sleeping applies in the day, tooThe study, "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and the time of death: factors associated with night-time and day
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Safe Sleeping for Babies
By Louise Rogers on 20/10/2009 02:16:00
Raised awareness now means babies are more likely to sleep safely in their cots, but there are a few useful start points for every parent.
to the foot of the cot, to prevent wriggling down under the coversIf your baby is unwell, seek medical advice promptly.The safest place for your baby to sleep for the first six months is in a cot, in your roomNever sleep with a baby on a sofa or armchair
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