Back sleeping
6 articles
Swaddling Safety During Sleep
Swaddling is one of those interventions where the difference between safe and unsafe is genuinely small but genuinely matters. Get the basics right an...
Safe Sleep Principles for Infants
Safer sleep guidance is one of the few areas of infant care where the evidence is clear, the agreement between expert bodies is broad, and the impact...
Sleep Positions by Age
The back sleeping recommendation and the tummy time recommendation are sometimes presented as contradictory. They are not — they apply in completely d...
Why Back Sleeping Is Essential
"Back to sleep" sounds like a slogan because it is one. It is also the most thoroughly evidence-backed sleep instruction in modern paediatrics, and th...
Infant Sleep Safety: Key Principles
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a heartbreaking tragedy that can be significantly reduced through safe sleep practices. Research has identified...
Why Back Sleeping Protects Babies: The Evidence and the Mechanisms
The shift from front to back sleeping is one of the few public-health interventions in modern paediatrics where the data is unambiguous and the cost i...