作为新父母，没有什么比看着新生儿和平入睡的更令人心动的了。
既然他们终于到达了这个世界，您想确保他们对他们有充分的态度 - 包括他们幸福着迷的时候。如今，当涉及到婴儿时，有很多事情成真，但是自从您还是婴儿以来，一些重要的事情已经改变。
AAP’s new safe sleep guidelines
In July 2022, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced updated safe sleep guidelines for babies under the age of one year old in an effort to reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths. The recommendations underline modified sleep practices, bans on products and emphasize the risks of co-sleeping.
这些更改就在美国消费者产品安全委员会（CPSC）2021宣布宣布ban on a range of sleep products, including sleep bumpers and inclined sleepers.
More than 3,400 babies他们每年在美国睡觉时突然而出乎意料地死亡，通常是由于sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)或窒息或勒死的意外死亡。可悲的是，在黑人和美洲印第安/阿拉斯加本地婴儿中，突然或无法解释的死亡率比白人婴儿最高。
“We’re still unsure of the causes surrounding SIDS, so there is no guaranteed way to prevent it from happening,” said海伦·费尔曼（Helene Felman）, MD, a pediatrician with钻石儿童多专业服务诊所in Tucson, AZ. “However, we can create safe sleep conditions to help reduce the risk.”
新的安全睡眠指南的关键要点
Creating a safe sleep environment for your baby can help reduce the risk of all sleep-related deaths. Dr. Felman shared some of the key takeaways from the AAP guidelines for parents.
1.使用一个公司,平坦的睡眠表面
While some adults like to be enveloped by their “cloud-like” mattress, this type of mattress is extremely dangerous for babies.
费尔曼博士说：“当宝宝躺在上面时，您的宝宝应该放在不会缩进（或浸入）的牢固的表面上。”“同样，无论是在贝丝，婴儿床还是玩耍院子中，睡眠表面都不应倾斜超过10度。”
这里有一些广告ditional things to consider:
- 购买符合CPSC安全标准并注册您的产品的产品，以确保您获得有关召回的最新信息。如果产品不符合联邦安全标准，请不要购买。
- Don’t use products for sleep that aren’t designed for sleep, such as Boppy pillows.
- 检查婴儿床床垫是否紧紧地安装在婴儿床中。
- 将您熟睡的婴儿从一个汽车座椅，婴儿车，婴儿秋千，infant carrier or sling尽快到牢固的睡眠表面。
- Check with your local Social Services agency for help with low-cost or free sleep surfaces.
- In an emergency, an alternative device with a firm flat non-inclined surface (e.g., box, basket or dresser drawer) with thin, firm padding may be used temporarily. This alternative device should be replaced as soon as a CPSC-approved surface is available.
2. Keep sleep area empty – even of blankets
婴儿床或摇篮中的物体会增加婴儿的窒息，勒死和被困的风险。
These items include:
- Pillows
- 任何类型的玩具
- Blankets (quilts, comforters, weighted blankets)
- 床垫礼帽和不合身的床单
- 碰撞垫或附在婴儿床板/条上的相关产品
- Weighted blankets, sleepers, swaddles or other weighted objects
“If you’re concerned about your baby getting cold, dress them in layers or use a wearable blanket, but be mindful of overheating” Dr. Felman said. “Overheating can increase the risk of SIDS. So only dress your baby in one more layer than you would wear in the same environment. And avoid placing hats on them.”
3. Always place baby on their back during naps and bedtime
与睡在肚子或侧面的婴儿相比，睡在背上的婴儿死亡的可能性要小得多。
“Some parents worry that their babies will choke in their sleep, but a baby’s gag reflux will keep them from doing this,” Dr. Felman said. “Evenbabies who have acid refluxshould sleep on a flat, firm surface during nap and bedtime.”
If your baby is rolling over in their sleep, which usually occurs as early as four months, infants can remain in the sleep position they assume. Even if they are rolling over prior to their first birthday, best evidence suggests that infants should be continued to be placed on their backs to sleep until aged one year.
4.永远不要和宝宝一起睡觉
AAP建议在头六个月与宝宝共享房间，但不要共享您的身体床。您可以将宝宝放在婴儿床，摇篮或在卧室里玩院子旁边，这样就更容易喂养和安慰它们。
“Room sharing can decrease the risk of SIDS as much as 50% and it’s much safer than bedsharing,” Dr. Felman said. “Sleep-related infant death is5 to 10 times higher当父母与4个月以下的婴儿共享床时。”
As well, don’t co-sleep with your baby if yousmoke cigarettes, vape or use nicotine or if you’ve been drinking alcohol, using marijuana or taking medications like opioids or illicit drugs. Any exposure to smoke or nicotine can be harmful to babies, but smoking by a parent before, during or after birth can put a baby at substantial risk for SIDS.
费尔曼博士说：“担心的是，疲倦或服用某些药物或药物的父母可能不会醒来，可能会危及婴儿受伤和死亡。”“与婴儿在睡前躺在床上依ugg的觉得很棒，这根本不值得。
5. Don’t purchase devices that claim to reduce SIDS risk
“省钱，”费尔曼博士说。“声称降低小岛风险的产品只会给父母一种错误的安全感，没有证据表明它们降低了死亡的风险。”
6. Do tummy time during awake time – for parent and baby
AAP建议受到监督（这意味着所有人的眼睛）肚子时间从第一周开始，一旦他们的脐带树桩掉下来。
“For newborns, their patience may only allow for a minute at a time a couple times a day,” Dr. Felman said. “Then slowly increase to 15 to 30 minutes of total tummy time every day by the time they are 7 weeks old."
这有助于您的小孩子发展精细的运动发育，颈部强度并防止flat head syndrome像颅头像一样。
其他有用的提醒
Along with creating a safe space for your baby to sleep, here are some other helpful reminders to keep in mind:
- 不要跳过产前访问如果您怀孕了良好的检查for baby.
- 确保宝贝是最新接种疫苗。
- 奶嘴at naptime and bedtime are recommended but wait until breastfeeding is well established before starting. P.S. It’s OK if your baby doesn’t want a pacifier.
- 在您缺席的情况下，请向照顾宝宝的任何人（保姆或看守者）提供指导。自从他们上次照顾孩子以来，情况可能发生了变化。
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您的宝宝和您应该得到最好的夜晚休息。确保安全完成，以便您俩和平睡觉。
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