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Sleep Right – Sleep Safe Sleep baby on the back Head and face uncovered – no hats, toys or loose bedding Keep baby smoke free Sleep baby in own cot Sleep baby with cot fat Sleep baby with feet at foot of the cot Promote breastfeeding Modelling best practice for parents • Side sleeping does not prevent aspiration of regurgitated stomach contents, and increases the risk of rolling into an unsafe prone position • Tilting the cot does not reduce regurgitation of stomach contents, and may cause the baby to slide down under the blankets, potentially causing overheating, suffocation and airway obstruction Practice points to remember – Your practice is important because: Unsafe practices All these factors were implicated in sudden infant deaths in infancy in the NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2014. Further information can be found at www.kidsfamilies. health.nsw.gov.au/current-work/maternal,-child-and-family-health/maternal-and-newborn- unit/safe-sleep/ No hats, loose bedding or toys No side sleeping No tilting cot No co-sleeping • Sharing the same sleep surface increases the risk of suffocation. The risk is increased when the mother or caregiver is exhausted or affected by analgesia or sedation • Loose bedding, head coverings, toys, cot bumpers, pillows and poorly ftted mattresses are a risk for overheating or suffocation For information to give to parents, see the SIDS and KIDS website – www.sidsandkids.org
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Sleep Right ndash Sleep Safe
Sleep baby on the back
Head and face uncovered ndash no hats toys or loose bedding
Keep baby smoke free
Sleep baby in own cot
Sleep baby with cot flat
Sleep baby with feet at foot of the cot
Promote breastfeeding
Modelling best practice for parents
bull Side sleeping does not prevent aspiration of regurgitated stomach contents and increases the risk of rolling into an unsafe prone position
bull Tilting the cot does not reduce regurgitation of stomach contents and may cause the baby to slide down under the blankets potentially causing overheating suffocation and airway obstruction
Practice points to remember ndash Your practice is important because
Unsafe practices
All these factors were implicated in sudden infant deaths in infancy in the NSW Child Death Review Team Annual Report 2014 Further information can be found at wwwkidsfamilies healthnswgovaucurrent-workmaternal-child-and-family-healthmaternal-and-newborn-unitsafe-sleep
No hats loose bedding or toys No side sleeping No tilting cotNo co-sleeping
bull Sharing the same sleep surface increases the risk of suffocation The risk is increased when the mother or caregiver is exhausted or affected by analgesia or sedation
bull Loose bedding head coverings toys cot bumpers pillows and poorly fitted mattresses are a risk for overheating or suffocation
For information to give to parents see the SIDS and KIDS website ndash wwwsidsandkidsorg
