Recommendations to make the baby's sleep safer
In the United States, 3,500 children die annually during sleep. For this reason, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has just published 19 recommendations for make the baby's sleep saferand decrease the risks of sudden infant death.
These indications are based on those made in 2011 to create a safer sleep environment for infants and its update is now based on 63 new studies, on sudden infant death and a report on the benefits of skin-to-skin care for newborns born. The recommendations are intended for children under one year of age.
The report, which was presented at the annual AAP conference in San Francisco (California), and was published on-line in Pediatrics, emphasizes the importance of placement of the baby in the supine position, the use of mattresses or firm sleeping surfaces; the advantages of sharing a room with parents, but not the bed; avoid exposure to smoke, alcohol and other drugs. The report clearly recommends breastfeeding, the completion of the vaccination calendar and the use of a pacifier.
19 recommendations to make the baby's sleep safer
1. Place babies on their backs to sleep at least until the first year of age. This position does not increase the risk of suffocation.
2. Use a firm surface to sleep.
3. Feed it with breastfeeding whenever possible.
4. Children must sleep in the parents' room, but in a separate bed during the first year. Obligatory in the first six months.
5. Remove soft objects from the surface of the bed and bedding.
6. Offer him the pacifier during the nap and when going to bed.
7. Avoid exposure to smoke during pregnancy and after birth.
8. Avoid alcohol and drugs during pregnancy and after birth.
9. Avoid overheating of babies.
10. Pregnant women should receive prenatal care regular.
11. Babies should be vaccinated according to the recommended program.
12. Avoid using devices Not recommended for safe sleep, such as wedges and positioners.
13. Cardiorespiratory monitors at home do not reduce the risk of premature death of the infant.
14. Monitor the time you spend on your stomach while the baby is awake to help develop and minimize positional plagiocephaly: "Play on your stomach, sleep on your back."
15. There is no evidence that diapers reduce the risk of premature infant death.
16. Follow the recommendations of your pediatrician, neonatologist or health professional and neonatal intensive care units, to reduce the risk of premature infant death.
17. Media and manufacturers should follow the recommendations for a safe dream in your information and in advertising.
18. Promote sleep recommendations sure to further reduce deaths related to sleep.
19. The investigation must continue and monitoring of risk factors.
Main tips to prevent sudden infant death SIDS
Currently, 3,500 children die in the United States during sleep a year and 90 percent of cases occur in children under 6 months, and although the frequency increases between the first and fourth months of life.
The recommendation to sleep on your back is a measure that has been shown to decrease the risk of sudden infant death. But, currently there are new recommendations to make baby's sleep safer. Precisely, the ones that strike the most are now do not share the bed and the quality of the resting surface (mattress).
And is that although you have the idea that soft mattresses protect babies better, they have the risk of suffocation. In the same way it happens when sharing the bed: it increases the risk of crushing and suffocation. The same happens when sleeping on a sofa with another person.
The three basic rules of sleep for the baby should be:
to. that sleeps only
b. sleep on your back
c. in a bed or cradle ordered.
The Breastfeeding reduces sudden infant death by 50% so it is a fundamental recommendation, as well as the use of a pacifier once breastfeeding is perfectly established.
The AAP also retains recommendations for outside the house, such as placement in a stroller or car seat to sleep instead of in a bassinet.
Marina Berrio
Advice: César Jiménez Callaba. SEPEAP
