DON'T Sleep Next to your Baby - Doctors Warn Mothers
According to a new study
published just yesterday, guys, sleeping next to your baby puts them at a
dangerously high risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome! Researchers found out
that among the 8,207 sleep-related infant deaths in the past eight years in the
U.S:
- 70per
cent occurred in babies who were sharing a bed at the time, either with a
parent or an object like a blanket or pillow.
- And
that the cause of death of infants between the ages of 4 months and 1 year
was more likely to be related to blankets or stuffed animals.
Pediatrician Rachel
Moon, an author of the study, told the Huffington Post:
'Bed-sharing
for 0 to four-month-old babies is extremely risky. Infants at this age do not
yet have the motor ability or strength to move their head or reposition their
body when in an asphyxiating environment, such as when another person rolls
over or moves.'
Some parents tout the
benefits of bed-sharing, that it strengthens the bond between you and your
child. But Dr Moon says the dangers far outweigh the advantages:
'The
risk of infant death if you fall asleep with your baby is high, particularly in
the first few months of life. It is not a risk that I would want to take with
my child.
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