Safe Infant Sleep (S6:E45)

Sudden unexplained infant death, commonly known SUID, SIDS or crib death, affects approximately 3,400 infants each year. Sudden unexpected infant deaths usually occur when an infant sleeps, and causes can include suffocation, infection, ingestion and other unknown causes. Not only has there been minimal improvement in rates of sleep-related deaths over the past two decades, but racial and ethnic disparities in SUID persist, including increased mortality rates. These disparities are indicative of the broader landscape of inequities within our healthcare systems. 

Listen to our pediatric experts discuss safe infant sleep

In this episode, Sunah Hwang, MD, and Aniekan Udoko, MD, join us to discuss how providers and healthcare professionals can educate families and help them catch early signs of SUID.  

Dr. Hwang is a neonatologist at Children’s Hospital Colorado and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.  

Dr. Udoko is a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellow at Children’s Colorado. 

In this episode, our experts discuss:

• The definition of a case of SUID 
• New 2022 AAP recommendations for supine sleep and same-room sleeping 
• Risk and protective factors, such as breastfeeding 
• Recommended crib setups and swings
• How to position babies with acid reflux
• Lack of evidence for the effectiveness of cardiorespiratory monitors
• The importance of tummy time
• The Triple Risk Model
• The NICHD Safe to Sleep campaign
• Modeling safe sleep in birthing hospitals and NICUs 

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