01/30/2025
The ABCs of Safe Sleep
A – Alone
Your baby should have their own sleep space. While it’s recommended to share your room with your baby for at least the first six months, bed-sharing significantly increases risks including: 3x higher risk of SIDS, 2.5x higher risk of sleep-related suffocation
2.1x higher risk of unexplained infant death. These risks increase further when combined with factors like, sleeping on a couch or armchair, parental smoking, maternal alcohol or drug use
B – Back
Always place your baby on their back to sleep. While supervised “tummy time” is important during awake hours (aim for 15-30 minutes total by 7 weeks of age), back sleeping is safest for sleep.
C – Crib
Use a firm, flat sleep surface that meets current safety standards in a crib, bassinet, or pack ‘n-play. The sleep surface should not be inclined more than 10 degrees from the horizontal.
by Regina Lockwitz RNC-NIC, BSN, NICU Nurse Manager, Erlanger East
Let’s face it, newborn sleep is fragmented and disruptive. New parents face numerous challenges in those early weeks and months, and being sleep-deprived can...
