{"id":37252,"date":"2017-07-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging2.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/safe-sleep-for-alaskas-babies-2-3\/"},"modified":"2017-07-21T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T16:00:00","slug":"safe-sleep-for-alaskas-babies-2-3","status":"publish","type":"thread-blog","link":"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/safe-sleep-for-alaskas-babies-2-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Sleep for Alaska&#8217;s Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"blog_content\">\n<p>\n\tEvery year in Alaska, babies die in their sleep. Many Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) deaths are caused by unintentional suffocation during sleep and can be prevented by creating a safe sleep environment. Use these recommendations from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en-us\/about-the-aap\/aap-press-room\/pages\/american-academy-of-pediatrics-announces-new-safe-sleep-recommendations-to-protect-against-sids.aspx\">American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a> to create a safe sleep environment for infants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tShare a room with your baby, but not a bed\u2014infants should always sleep alone<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tPlace your baby on his back to sleep every time<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tUse a firm sleep surface, such as a safety-approved crib mattress, with a tight-fitting sheet<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tUse sleep clothing instead of a blanket<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tRemove any blankets, toys, stuffed animals, crib bumpers, dangling cords or other strangulation or entrapment hazards from the baby&#8217;s sleep space<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tAvoid exposure to smoke, alcohol, or illicit drugs<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\tAvoid overheating (in general, infants should have no greater than 1 layer more than an adult would wear to be comfortable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n\tWant to learn more? Check out these resources on SIDS.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aap.org\/en-us\/about-the-aap\/aap-press-room\/pages\/american-academy-of-pediatrics-announces-new-safe-sleep-recommendations-to-protect-against-sids.aspx\">American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/dhss.alaska.gov\/dph\/wcfh\/Pages\/awareness\/default.aspx\">Alaska Department of Health and Social Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nichd.nih.gov\/sts\/about\/Pages\/default.aspx\">National Institutes of Health&#8217;s Safe to Sleep Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/sids\/Parents-Caregivers.htm\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/ages-stages\/baby\/sleep\/Pages\/A-Parents-Guide-to-Safe-Sleep.aspx\">HealthyChildren.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_tags":[],"event_category":[],"news_categories":[],"class_list":["post-37252","thread-blog","type-thread-blog","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Safe Sleep for Alaska&#039;s Babies - Thread<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threadalaska.org\/thread-blog\/safe-sleep-for-alaskas-babies-2-3\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Safe Sleep for Alaska&#039;s Babies - Thread\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Every year in Alaska, babies die in their sleep. 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