Articles tagged with 'Safe Sleep' | Checkup Newsroom

Popular rocking sleepers have been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons.  Last week, Kids2 recalled all of its rocking sleeping models after reports that say five children have died in its sleeper since they were introduced in March 20...

Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury-related death among children less than 1 year old. Unsafe sleep environments for infants are the primary cause of infant suffocation.Any parent of a 0-12 month old infant may be concerned about...

Tears were dripping down my face after I read this.  This sweet baby died at age 7 months by getting tangled in a blanket in his crib.  Please don't put blankets (or anything other than a paci) in your baby's crib.  With a heavy heart, Dr. D...

A more than 20-year study emphasizes the dangers of your baby’s nursery products and the deadly consequences of not providing a safe-sleep environment for your child. The new study, published online and in the April issue of Pediatrics, showed tha...

The leading cause of death of infants 1 month to 1 years of age is sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), which includes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). A recent study in the Journal of Pediatrics found that the teenage moms who participated ...