Safe Sleep For Children
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The ABCs of safe sleep for babies are easy to learn and easy to do. A Babies should sleep Alone Babies should sleep alone in a crib with no bumper pads, bedding, pillows, or toys, preferably in the same room as you. Share your room, not your bed. B On their Back Babies should sleep on their back - not their side or their tummy. C In a Crib and Cool A safe sleep surface is a crib with a firm mattress and a tight-fitting bottom sheet. Keep the room cool and dress your baby lightly, without a hat. S In a Smoke-Free environment Secondhand smoke is bad for everyone, and that includes babies. When you put your baby to bed with the ABCs , everyone gets more peaceful zzzs.
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Safe Sleep Program Unsafe sleeping environments cause more than 150 infant deaths in Texas each year. Infant and child deaths are preventable byfollowing recommendationson establishing a safe sleep environment.
Additional Resources www.BabyRoomToBreathe.org
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From birth children need a protected space to sleep; crib with tightly fitting sheet and slat width of 2⅜ inches Refrain from placing additional items: bumpers, pillows, stuffed animals, loose blankets in the crib with a sleeping child Keep room temperature about 70 degrees Fahrenheit; do not dress the infant too warmly Risk of suffocation is 40 percent greater for infants sleeping in an adult bed.
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