PACIFIERS USEFUL IN HELPING TO PREVENT SIDS, RESEARCHERS SAY

Infants should be put to sleep to their own crib or on their backs only, not their bassinet when the parent is sides, and pacifiers can be used ready to return to sleep. However, to help prevent sudden infant there is growing evidence death syndrome (SIDS), U. S.

that room pediatricians said this week.

sharing (infant Revised guidelines from the sleeping American Academy of Pediatrics in a crib issued Monday also discourage

in parent’s parents

bedroom) is from sleeping

associated with with their infants

a reduced risk of at all. “Studies have

SIDS.” About the found that the side

often controversial sleep position is use unstable and

of pacifiers, increases the the chances of

pediatricians’ the infant

group said: “Research rolling onto now indicates his or her an association s t o m a c h . between pacifier Every caregiver use and a reduced should use risk of SIDS, the back sleep position

which is why the revised during every

statement recommends the sleep period,” the academy said use of pacifiers at nap time and in a statement. “Infants may be bedtime throughout the first brought into bed for nursing or year of life.” No one is entirely comforting, but should be returned sure what causes SIDS. Reuters