Africa: Overcoming the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
[New Times] When putting newly-born babies to sleep, most mothers prefer having them lie on their tummies instead of their backs. The observation is that babies in this position sleep much longer with limited distractions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 12, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Baby doll simulators may actually increase teen pregnancy rates
Conclusion
This trial investigated the effect of using Virtual Infant Parenting (VIP) programmes for teenage girls on pregnancy outcomes of birth and induced abortion in Australia. Contrary to what may have been expected, it found that girls who took part in the VIP programme were actually more likely to have a recorded pregnancy (birth or induced abortion) compared to those who received the standard curriculum.
This trial had a good study design and a suitable sample size; however, there are a few things to bear in mind:
While these findings are interesting, this was an Australian study. Social and lifestyle factors m...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Medical practice Source Type: news
Another study shows parents of newborns don ’ t always follow safe sleep recommendations
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If you ask parents of newborns what the recommendations for safe sleep for infants are, most can recite the “safe sleep rules”: put your baby to sleep on his back, by himself, on a firm surface with no loose bedding (preferably nothing in the crib but Baby).
But just because they know doesn’t mean they do it.
In a study released last week in the journal Pediatrics, researchers videotaped parents and babies in their homes at night, as part of a study on how parenting affects infant sleep routines. The parents knew they were being videotaped — they agreed to the study — and yet lots o...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Children's Health Parenting Prevention Safety Source Type: news
Video Monitors Show Most Parents Put Babies to Sleep the Wrong Way Video Monitors Show Most Parents Put Babies to Sleep the Wrong Way
Even when parents know they ' re being watched, they still put babies to sleep in unsafe ways that are linked to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a U.S. study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Does The Lulla Doll That Promises To Help Babies Sleep Actually Work?
When a doll hit the market that promised it helps babies get more and better-quality sleep, parents everywhere noticed. The first 5,000 Lulla dolls sold out immediately. Bidding wars broke out on eBay with people shelling out hundreds of dollars for a single doll. The dolls had initially retailed for $71 a piece.
“Max was a dreadful sleeper,” Rebecca Ilie, a mother from Australia, told The Daily Telegraph. But after sleeping with the doll, “His sleep was dramatically improved within days and by three weeks he was sleeping through the night.”
The doll’s secret is a sound box...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Many parents put infants to sleep in dangerous positions
It's a tragedy that happens 3,500 times a year -- a parent puts an infant to sleep, and the child never wakes up. Most often, the cause is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A new study finds many parents are not doing all they could to reduce the risk. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies often put to sleep in unsafe positions
Amy Norton, HealthDay News Despite decades of warnings, many parents are still putting their babies to sleep in ways that raise risk of sudden infant death syndrome, a new study finds. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video monitors show most parents put babies to sleep the wrong way
(Reuters Health) - Even when parents know they ’re being watched, they still put babies to sleep in unsafe ways that are linked to an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a U.S. study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study Finds Alarming Number Of Babies Sleeping In Unsafe Environments
A new report suggests parents in the U.S. are ill-informed when it comes to safe sleeping practices for babies.
Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a study that found an alarming number of babies sleep in unsafe environments, which pose a heightened risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
According to the report, researchers filmed infants at home for one night at the ages of 1 month, 3 months and 6 months old. They then analyzed the video footage based on the AAP guidelines for sleep safety.
“Most parents, even when aware of being recorded, placed the infants in environments with establish...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study Finds Alarming Number Of Babies Sleeping In Unsafe Environments
A new report suggests parents in the U.S. are ill-informed when it comes to safe sleeping practices for babies.
Today, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a study that found an alarming number of babies sleep in unsafe environments, which pose a heightened risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
According to the report, researchers filmed infants at home for one night at the ages of 1 month, 3 months and 6 months old. They then analyzed the video footage based on the AAP guidelines for sleep safety.
“Most parents, even when aware of being recorded, placed the infants in environments with establish...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Too many parents put babies to sleep in unsafe positions
Despite decades of warnings, many parents are still putting their children at risk for sudden infant death syndrome, a new study finds (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies Often Put to Sleep in Unsafe Positions
About 3,500 U.S. infants still succumb to sudden infant death syndrome each year: CDC (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies Often Put to Sleep in Unsafe Positions
About 3,500 U.S. infants still succumb to sudden infant death syndrome each year: CDCSource: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Infant and Newborn Care, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - August 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Babies Often Put to Sleep in Unsafe Positions
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2016 -- Despite decades of warnings from the " Back to Sleep " campaign, many parents are still putting their babies to sleep in ways that raise the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), a new study finds.
Each year in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 15, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Safe Sleeping Space for Babies
This study points out what many of us fear. Parents are failing to take the necessary steps to prevent sudden infant death syndrome, [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - August 14, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
