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| Nothing in this crib will suffocate this beautiful infant |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS is a fatal and
devastating problem for many new parents. Yet it can be prevented. Health Briefs TV shares valuable information about how to prevent this heart-breaking
concern.
The number one way parents and caretakers can prevent SIDS
is to remove blankets, pillows, sheets, soft, crib bumpers, and other loose bedding from cribs as
they can cause an infant to suffocate. Other factors which could cause accidental
suffocation are keeping soft toys in the crib and sharing a bed with parents.
All of these instances are preventable. To avoid a death from SIDS, remove all of the above from anyplace an infant sleeps.
The National Institutes of Health reports that the number of
cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome has been reduced by roughly fifty percent
since 1993 when it was first publicized. The Health Briefs TV show urges
readers to double check the cribs and bassinettes where infants sleep to be
sure there is nothing in them which could accidently suffocate the baby. There
is nothing more tragic than the loss of a newborn when it could have been prevented.
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