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Fisher-Price recalls 2 million infant swings after 5 deaths reported

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: October 10, 2024
TOPICS: Advocacy, Home Safety, SIDS
Abstract
Five infants ages 1-3 months reportedly died after falling asleep in the swings.
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AAP leaders call decision to pull harmful weighted sleep products a 'strong first step'

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: April 29, 2024
TOPICS: Advocacy, Home Safety, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
The retailers’ decisions come after years of AAP advocacy.
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Study: Most infants who died unexpectedly had multiple unsafe sleep practices

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: February 20, 2024
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, Home Safety, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
About 60% of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) cases involve sharing a sleep surface.
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AAP applauds federal agency’s calls for nursing pillow safety standards

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: August 24, 2023
TOPICS: Child Care, Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is considering new regulations to increase the safety of infant nursing support pillows.
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Study: Fathers impact infant breastfeeding, fall short on safe sleep practices

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: June 16, 2023
TOPICS: Breastfeeding, Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Researchers are calling for more support of fathers, emphasizing the key role they play for their infants.
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Target recalls 204,000 weighted blankets after deaths of 2 children

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: January 03, 2023
TOPICS: Child Care, Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Two children, ages 4 and 6, became entrapped in the blankets and died due to asphyxia in April 2022.
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Infant head-shaping pillows can cause suffocation, FDA warns

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff, Associate Editor
Published: November 03, 2022
TOPICS: Patient Education/Patient Safety/Public Education, SIDS
Abstract
The pillows create an unsafe sleep environment and are not effective for preventing or treating positional plagiocephaly or other medical conditions.
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Infant swings, rockers recalled after 10-month-old’s death

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: August 16, 2022
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, Home Safety, Injury, Violence & Poison Prevention, Patient Education/Patient Safety/Public Education, Safety, SIDS
Abstract
The infants who were injured crawled under the swing and became entangled in the strap.
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New safe sleep recommendations can help pediatricians guide families

Rachel Y. Moon, M.D., FAAP
Published: June 21, 2022
TOPICS: Child Care, Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
The AAP continues to emphasize placing infants on their backs in an uncluttered crib.
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Consumers warned to stop using infant loungers after 2 deaths reported

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: January 20, 2022
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, Home Care, Home Safety, Safety, SIDS
Abstract
Two infants suffocated when using the loungers.
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Report advises pediatricians to be cognizant of terminology surrounding SIDS

Vincent J. Palusci, M.D., M.S., FAAP, and Benjamin D. Hoffman, M.D., FAAP
Published: September 20, 2021
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
The clinical report recommends that death certifiers and child protective service agencies should use “unexplained sudden death” rather than SIDS.
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Safe sleep: Proper transition of NICU patients begins before discharge

Michael H. Goodstein, M.D., FAAP
Published: June 21, 2021
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Preterm and low birthweight infants are two to three times more likely than healthy term infants to die suddenly and unexpectedly. Thus, it is important that health care professionals prepare families with guidance on safe sleep.
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Pediatricians can play important role after a child’s sudden unexplained death

Erin Bowen, M.D., FAAP
Published: March 12, 2020
TOPICS: Advocacy, Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS
Abstract
SUDC is the fifth leading category of death in children ages 1-4, yet there is limited medical awareness of it and no targeted federal funding to support research.
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Study: SUID risk factors differ in first week vs. first year

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: December 09, 2019
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Cause of death, birth order, birthweight, and the mother’s age and marital status each differed between the two groups.
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Study: More than half of infants sleep with soft bedding or on unapproved surface

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: October 21, 2019
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Each year in the U.S., about 3,500 infants die from sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), largely during sleep.
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Controversies in Pediatrics session to focus on Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

Carla Kemp, Senior Editor
Published: August 15, 2019
TOPICS: Breastfeeding, Fetus/Newborn Infant, Safety, SIDS
Abstract
Get an update on the research behind Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
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Study: Smoking while pregnant doubles risk of sudden infant death

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: March 11, 2019
TOPICS: Addiction, Fetus/Newborn Infant, Hazardous Exposure, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Public Health, SIDS, Smoking, Teen Pregnancy, Preventive Medicine
Abstract
Researchers estimate about 800 fewer infants would die each year if their mothers hadn’t smoked.
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Sudden unexpected death leading cause of mortality in full-term infants

Carla Kemp, Senior Editor
Published: June 04, 2018
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS
Abstract
More than 7,000 full-term infants in the U.S. died each year between 2010-’12.
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Sudden unexpected infant death rates decline slightly

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: February 12, 2018
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
The rates vary widely among states and often do not meet federal Health People 2020 targets.
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Many mothers report unsafe sleep practices for infants

Melissa Jenco, News Content Editor
Published: January 09, 2018
TOPICS: Fetus/Newborn Infant, SIDS, Sleep Medicine
Abstract
Roughly 61% of mothers shared a bed with their infant in 2015 and 38.5% used soft bedding.
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