Experts have called for stricter safety guidelines after study showed that many parents sleep with their babies.
Co-sleeping, also known as co-sleeping, is practiced by nine out of ten parents surveyed, but only four out of ten said they have been advised by a health professional on how to reduce the risk of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome. (Sids).
More than forty percent of parents confessed they had fallen asleep with their infant in a potentially dangerous position. Like on a couch or armchair, which can raise SIDS risk by 50 times.
The Lullaby Trust, which promotes SIDS awareness, surveyed 3,402 new parents. (SIDS). Academics have stated that more must be done to disseminate knowledge of safe sleeping practices.
A report by experts, including academics from the University of Oxford, called for open dialogue between parents and professionals and examined how advice can be communicated to disadvantaged communities, where SIDS fatalities are more prevalent.
The Lullaby Trust advises parents who co-sleep with their infants to keep pillows, adult bedding, and other items that could conceal the infant’s head or cause overheating away from the infant.
Babies should slumber on their backs, and no other children or pets should be allowed in the bed.
According to the NHS, approximately 200 infants perish unexpectedly each year. Approximately fifty percent of infants who perish from SIDS were co-sleeping at the time of death.
