SAFE SLEEP XIOMARA 2016
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SAFE SLEEP Always place babies on their backs to sleep for every sleep. Use a firm sleep surface, such as a mattress in a safety-approved crib, covered by a fitted sheet. Have the baby share your room, not your bed. Your baby should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch, or on a chair alone, with you, or with anyone else. Keep soft objects, such as pillows and loose bedding out of your baby’s sleep area. Do not smoke during pregnancy, and do not smoke or allow smoking around your baby. For help in quitting, call the quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit Women.Smokefree.gov GREATER HARLEM HEALTHY START SUMMARY TIPS FOR SAFE SLEEP
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Transcript of SAFE SLEEP XIOMARA 2016
SAFE SLEEP
Always place babies on their backs to sleep for every sleep.
Use a firm sleep surface, such as a mattress in a safety-approved crib, covered by a fitted sheet.
Have the baby share your room, not your bed. Your baby should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch, or on a chair alone, with you, or with anyone else.
Keep soft objects, such as pillows and loose bedding out of your baby’s sleep area.
Do not smoke during pregnancy, and do not smoke or allow smoking around your baby. For help in quitting, call the quitline at 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit Women.Smokefree.gov
GREATER HARLEM HEALTHY START SUMMARY TIPS FOR SAFE SLEEP
THE MAIN GOAL OF SAFE SLEEP
THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON SAFE SLEEP
Co sleeping is only a problem in African American community.
Babies are less likely to choke or gag when they’re on their tummies.
Co sleeping tragedies have struck families of all races ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds
Babies are safer on their backs. Your airway is in front of your esophagus. When you swallow, your epiglottis at flap at the root Of the tongue flips forward to cover your airway and keep food or Liquid from entering. When a baby is on his or her back the airway Is on top of the esophagus, so food and fluid run back into the Stomach and not down to the lungs.
MYTHS FACTS
SAFE SLEEP? IS IT HAPPENING EVERYWHERE?
https://youtu.be/sYQIQTOuxmc
SAFE SLEEP SHO
ULD
HAPPEN
EVERYWH
ERE!!!
Airway Risk beyond co-sleeping
AIRWAY RISK
Is the side position as effective as the back sleep position in reducing the risk of SIDS? No, the side position is not considered a safe alternative to sleeping wholly on the back. Studies have found that the side sleep position is unstable and increases the chance that infants will roll onto their stomachs7 —the sleep position associated with the highest SIDS risk. The AAP Task Force recommends that infants be placed wholly on their backs to sleep—for naps and at night. Can infants be placed to
Baby Shepard died after being put to sleep in an unbuckled carseat at a day care and was left unsupervised. ... And caregivers may not know why it's unsafe for a baby to sleep in a seat, only that they're supposed to place baby in a crib or bassinet for sleep.
SIDE POSITION
IN CONCLUSION WE ALL WANT TO SEE BABIES REACH THEIR
FIRST BIRTHDAY!
PRESENTED BY: XIOMARA SHEPARD
