For about 3,400 American families each year, the joy of a new baby in the home is cut short by sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Some of these tragic incidents are attributed to sudden infant ...

Focusing on safe sleep practices for infants is crucial, especially in Indiana, where sleep-related deaths are the third leading cause of infant mortality. At least one infant dies each week in ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Over 100 infants die in Louisiana each year from unsafe sleep practices. But the Southwest Louisiana Sleep Task Force is working to prevent that. “There were a lot of babies ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — After several recent deaths of young children, the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and the R.I. Department of Health are spreading the word ...

LIMA — A mother whose infant daughter died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome wants families to practice safe sleep. Lacey Hefner, a registered nurse at Lima Memorial Health System, donated 60 safe ...

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 ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Every year in the United States, around 3,500 infants die of sleep-related deaths. In Virginia, an average 46 infants died of sleep-related deaths annually between 2016 and ...

Using email and text messages to remind new mothers of the importance of safe sleep practices for infants improves adherence to those practices, a study has shown. Mothers who received the mobile ...

Hoosier parents are being asked to follow safe sleep practices after a surge in infant deaths this month caused by unsafe sleep environments. The Indiana Department of Health has learned of more than ...

I am a senior nursing student at Youngstown State University. Recently, I completed my rotation on the maternity ward, witnessing births and helping new moms with newborn care. Working with these new ...

Even after her 9-month-old daughter died in 2004 when she suffocated between two blankets at a day-care provider's home, Lorie Peterson would see friends and relatives put their babies to sleep with ...