News Fresh Today: Bedding of Nearly 55 Percent of US Infants are Potentially Unsafe

Monday, 1 December 2014

Bedding of Nearly 55 Percent of US Infants are Potentially Unsafe

Despite recommendations against the practice, nearly 55 percent of infants are placed to sleep with bedding that increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, report researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other institutions. Soft objects and loose bedding--such as thick blankets, quilts, and pillows--can obstruct an infant's airway and pose a suffocation risk, according to the NIH's Safe ...