“Isn’t the DockATot not safe for sleeping?” a friend with a newborn texted me. She followed up with multiple pictures of knockoff baby loungers, similar to the DockATot, offered by different ...

Prevent Child Abuse St. Joseph County (PCASJC) is launching a Safe Sleep PSA campaign this winter to help families keep infants safe during sleep.

Federal safety officials are warning against using infant rockers for sleep, citing at least 14 deaths linked to products made by Fisher-Price and another by Kids2. At least 13 reported deaths between ...

A flurry of national efforts aims to raise awareness of the risks posed by unsafe sleep products, and to crack down on potentially dangerous products. Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During infant illness, caregivers report higher rates of bed-sharing and use of unsafe sleep surfaces. Fewer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost two-thirds of parents had a bedtime routine for their young infant. Babies and parents slept better and ...

“We know that many parents choose to share a bed with a child, for instance, perhaps to help with breastfeeding or because of a cultural preference or a belief that it is safe,” said Dr. Rebecca ...

Most mothers who recently gave live birth in Illinois followed some of the recommended practices for infant sleep and care; however, only 19.3% followed all six recommendations, and adherence varied ...

One of the toughest things about being a caregiver to a baby or young child is the lack of sleep. Sleep is almost universally named as a top source of stress for caregivers of infants, and for some ...

New infant sleep guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) stress that parents make sure their infants sleep alone on their back on a flat surface and not in bed with mom or dad. In ...