Infant mortality rates are dropping, but sleep-related deaths are rising
Over the past two decades, infant health in the U.S. has steadily improved. Between 1999 and 2022, overall infant mortality ...
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Study Shows AI & Stock Photos May Be Contributing To A Worrying 12% Spike In Infant Fatalities
Rates of SIDS saw a precipitous decline in the 1990s due to a national information campaign about the safest way for babies ...
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Study: Unexpected infant deaths increased in recent years
Although infant mortality rates have declined since 1999, there was a recent spike in sudden unexpected infant deaths from ...
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Black babies in Michigan face triple the mortality rate of white infants before first birthday
Twelve of Michigan’s 83 counties with the highest population of Blacks reported higher death rates for babies in 2020-22.
The families co-sleeping in really, really big beds
Super-sized mattresses are offering ample sleeping space for bed-sharing families. Here are the pros and cons.
Former Pickens County coroner says too many babies die from unsafe sleep
Liberty, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - In Pickens County over 100 babies have died from unsafe sleep in the past two decades. The former coroner says these deaths were preventable. “One is traumatic and if ...
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Co-Sleeping With Infants Is Never Safe—But Is It Ever OK With Older Kids?
Medically reviewed by Alyssa Dweck, MS, MD, FACOG While some babies naturally sleep through the night early on, others can ...
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Should Your Teen Have Caffeine? Pediatricians Weigh In Following Release of New Drink Guidelines
In a new recommendation on kids' beverage consumption, a group of experts advised that kids ages 5 to 18 should not have ...