September 07, 2022 | by: Cara Terreri
When most people hear "baby safety," they think of childproofing a house with outlet covers and cabinet latches. But baby safety encompasses all the ways in which parents and caregivers must work to keep a baby safe, including safe sleeping, feeding, car seat safety, and baby gear/products safety. In this three-part post, we want will introduce you to the safety priorities for your baby's first two months of life, provide tips, and share resources to learn more. Today, we're talking crib safety.
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October 25, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri
October is SIDS Awareness Month. SIDS stands for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), SIDS is “a term used to describe the sudden and unexpected death of a baby less than 1 year old in which the cause was not obvious before investigation. These deaths often happen during sleep or in the baby’s sleep area.” In the USA, (which has the highest rate of SIDS in the world), approximately 3,500 infants die from SIDS each year. It is difficult to track these deaths as investigations and reporting methods are not uniformly applied.
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October 07, 2019 | by: Cara Terreri
October is SIDS Awareness Month and Safe Infant Sleep Awareness Month. The two occur together because research has identified a strong link between how a baby sleeps and the likelihood of dying from SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and SUID (sudden unexpected infant death, which includes SIDS and other unexpected causes of infant death, like suffocation).
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October 01, 2018 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Despite what you might think after strolling down the aisles of your nearest baby gear depot store, devices that monitor your baby's breathing, heart rate, and movement aren't actually approved for or proven to prevent unexplained infant death, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
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September 23, 2018 | by: Cara Terreri, LCCE, CD(DONA)
September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month -- a time to raise awareness and educate parents and caregivers on practices that help all children reach their first birthday. It's not always possible to prevent or correct the reasons why some babies die in their first year, but there are many proven
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