If you're stressing about getting a nursery finished before your baby is born, you can perhaps breathe a little easier now.
That's because the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends infants sleep in the same bedroom as their parents, preferably until they turn 1 year old.
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This doesn't mean infants should be sleeping in their parents' beds, though.
Instead, they should sleep on a firm surface, like in a crib or a bassinet. Parents should also remove any pillows, blankets and toys from the crib, so only the mattress, a tight-fitting sheet and the baby remain.
Researchers found doing so lowers the risk of sleep-related deaths, like sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS, by as much as 50 percent.
An estimated 3,500 infants die every year in the U.S. from sleep-related deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And about 90 percent of those deaths happen before the child is six months old.
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And while breastfeeding has previously been found to help combat the risk of SIDS, the academy now says it should be done in a bed instead of on a couch or armchair if there's any chance you might fall asleep while breastfeeding.
