3,500 newborns die each year in their sleep in the United States, according to the new report from medical authorities, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In the 1990s, following a nationwide information campaign to ensure that adults always put infants on their backs, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) saw a sharp decline in the number of infant deaths during their sleep.
However, this situation changed rapidly from the end of the 1990s. In fact, data from the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the risk of babies dying during their sleep persists and affects nearly 3,500 newborns each year.
“Unfortunately too many infants in this country die while sleeping and these deaths could be avoided,” worries Brenda Fitzgerald, director of the CDC.
Mothers too little informed about the proper ways to put a baby to bed
Consequently, this organization analyzed a study carried out in 2015 on mothers and their way of putting babies to bed.
She reveals that mothers lay their young in risky positions, share the bed with their baby, or leave pillows and other soft items in the cribs.
The report reveals that one in five mothers (21.6%) said in 2015 that their baby was lying on their side or on their stomach to sleep, and more than half (61.4%) said their infant slept with her in the same bed. We also learn that two in five mothers (38.5%) have left things in the child’s bed.
According to the CDC, only 55% of moms have been told the pediatrician of recommendations to put their infants to sleep. 20% of them said they had no advice and 25% bad information.
“So we need to do more to ensure that every family is made aware of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations that babies should always sleep lying on their backs, without any toys like soft toys, pillows or other items.” soft, like a blanket, in their cradle, ”concludes Brenda Fitzgerald
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