Fort Worth, Texas,
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August
2017
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SIDS, Suffocation and Co-Sleeping Dangers

Expert Advice on Your Baby's Safe Sleep

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 SIDS, but suffocation is the leading cause of injury related death in infants and it can be prevented.

AAP Recommendations

 

 

Co-sleeping

The AAP recommends babies sleep in the same room as the parents, but not in the same bed (room-sharing without bed-sharing). Watch the video below to learn more about the dangers of co-sleeping with real stories from our experts:

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Child maltreatment includes all forms of physical and emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, and exploitation that results in actual or potential harm to the child's health, development or dignity. The youngest children, age 0-3, are the most vulnerable.

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Julia Bauman
20
October
2016
We have hosted Dyann Daley twice at our church to share about the prevention of child maltreatment. We have connected with a high-risk apartment complex and will be handing out Safe Sleeping pamphlets from Cook at the Fall Festival we are putting on for them. Thank you for raising awareness so we can protect our kids!