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The Best Sleeping Position for Babies
Sleep is an important part of your newborn’s life. In fact, most newborns spend more time sleeping than awake during a typical day, though their average 16 hours of daily sleep is usually broken up into three- or four-hour increments. While your baby’s sleep time is a great time to sneak a shower, run the dishwasher or a grab a nap for yourself, it’s important to be sure that you’re putting your baby to sleep in the right position.
Different Positions of a Baby in the Womb
Babies toss, turn and tumble in the womb. As they grow, space becomes a premium, and they may move around less often. Most babies finally settle into a head-first position in the last days of pregnancy — the easiest position for the birth process — but some babies don’t get the memo. This can affect the birth process, which is why it’s important to know exactly how the baby is positioned before you go into labor.
The Best Sleeping Position for a Baby
One of the lessons drummed into new mothers and fathers is the importance of sleeping position for babies during the first year of life. Knowing that sleeping position has been linked to occurrences of SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome—today’s parents are understandably eager to know the best way to put their babies to sleep. Although medical researchers have not yet come to a consensus on how to prevent all cases of SIDS, amazing strides have been made since the introduction of the Back to Sleep Campaign in the 1980s, which has reduced the number of babies who die from SIDS by as much as 50 percent. The best thing you can do to lower your baby’s risk of SIDS is to put your baby to sleep in the recommended sleeping position.
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