According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 3,500 sleep-related deaths among babies in the United States each year. The leading cause of death for ...

“We know that many parents choose to share a bed with a child, for instance, perhaps to help with breastfeeding or because of a cultural preference or a belief that it is safe,” said Dr. Rebecca ...

A flurry of national efforts aims to raise awareness of the risks posed by unsafe sleep products, and to crack down on potentially dangerous products. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics updated its safe sleep tips for babies. Weighted swaddles and blankets are popular among parents trying to get their infants to sleep, but they should not be used on ...

Safe sleep practices such as placing infants on their backs, using firm flat surfaces, and avoiding bed-sharing can cut SIDS risk in half. Coordinated education, policy, and culturally aware ...

“Isn’t the DockATot not safe for sleeping?” a friend with a newborn texted me. She followed up with multiple pictures of knockoff baby loungers, similar to the DockATot, offered by different ...

The Trump administration’s decision to end the Safe to Sleep campaign comes at a particularly troubling moment, as sleep-related infant fatalities have increased by 12% between 2020 and 2022. This ...

Infant sleep Is misunderstood by most Americans. For example, like all social mammals, humans evolved to co-sleep with others. Most of humanity today, and throughout our six-million-year history, ...

In the intense debate over sleep training, even parenting books offer conflicting advice, with about two-thirds advising parents to use sleep training and one-third advising against it. But what does ...