Source: NPR
New educational conversations have been implemented within hospitals to educate families regarding safe sleeping practices for young children.
In a study conducted by Temple University, the introduction of “baby boxes” decreases the likelihood of bed sharing between parent and infant.
While newborns who sleep in the same bed with their parents are drastically more likely to die from Sudden Death Infant Syndrome, the introduction of baby boxes in many US hospitals has helped to combat dangerous sleeping habits.
However, according to findings from the American Academy of Pediatrics, there is no sufficient data to illustrate that baby boxes reduce infant sleeping deaths.
Researchers from Temple University encourage hospital staff to speak with new parents regarding the risks of sleeping with their infant and to use the cardboard baby boxes as a preventative measure.
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