*Flashback Friday*

*This post first appeared on The PediaBlog on November 30, 2015.   “Bare Is Best”   In a 2011 policy statement regarding “SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Deaths,” the American Academy of Pediatrics expanded their recommendations to make a baby’s...

How Long To Room-Share?

Last November, we reviewed the A,B,Cs of safe infant sleep environments (Alone, on the Back, in a Crib) and considered new guidelines in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated policy statement on protecting babies from SIDS and other sleep-related deaths:...

Air Mattresses Not For Babies

How many family members can you fit in one hotel room, perhaps on the way to a beach vacation? Many families who travel together have discovered the simplicity and convenience of traveling with portable air mattresses for their kids to sleep on. Spread it out, fill it...

(Not) Funny Videos

Apparently pediatricians and other providers of obstetric and neonatal care need to be clearer in our advice about safe infant sleep environments. Karina Shedrofsky looks at a new study from Penn State, published this month in Pediatrics, and says our words...

“Bare Is Best”

In a 2011 policy statement regarding “SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Deaths,” the American Academy of Pediatrics expanded their recommendations to make a baby’s sleep environment safer by removing bumper pads from cribs: Because there is no evidence...