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Safe Sleep Campgn for Babies
The National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Institute of Child Health and Development NICHD, is spearheading a public education campgn in collaboration with other organizations to enhance parental knowledge about safe sleep practices that reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS and other related infant deaths.
Understanding Tummy Time
Tummy time refers to placing your baby on their stomach while they are awake and supervised by an adult. This practice doesn't directly mitigate SIDS but is crucial for several reasons:
Muscle Development: It strengthens your baby's neck, shoulder, and arm muscles essential for indepent motor skills such as sitting up, crawling, and walking.
Motor Skills Enhancement: Tummy time ds in the improvement of muscle coordination, enabling babies to control their movements effectively often referred to as motor skills.
Prevent Flat Heads: By promoting lateral head movement, tummy time helps prevent flat spots on the back of your baby's head.
Tummy Time Tips and Tricks
Babies can begin enjoying short sessions of tummy time a day or two after birth. As they grow, these sessions should be exted with about 2-3 dly periods lasting between 3 to 5 minutes each. By around the age of 2 months, your baby should accumulate at least 15 to 30 minutes of total tummy time per day.
To make this enjoyable for you and your baby:
Set Up: Lay a blanket on a clear floor space.
Support: Place a rolled towel under your baby's arms for support.
Optimal Times: Try sessions right after a diaper change or nap when they are relaxed.
Interactive Play: Use toys within reach to engage your baby and encourage interaction with their environment.
Bonding Moments: Have someone trusted interact with your baby while you watch.
Preventing Flat Heads on Your Baby's Head
To avoid flat spots forming on the back of their head:
Frequent Tummy Time: Regular tummy time helps promote movement that encourages baby to change positions.
Cuddle Time: Hold your baby upright when awake and not sleeping, which can help prevent prolonged neck positioning in one spot.
Limit Screen Time: Minimize the use of devices like car seats, bouncers, swings, and carriers where head position may remn fixed for exted periods.
Change Positions: Rotate the direction baby's head faces in their crib weekly or monthly to avoid constant pressure on the same area.
Educational Resources
Explore resources on our website that offer guidance on safe sleep practices and tummy time techniques tlored to your child’s developmental needs, including:
Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Reduce Risk of SIDShttps:healthychildren.orgEnglishages-stagesbabysleepPagesSafe-to-Sleep-Babies.aspx
Booklet: Download or print this Safe to Sleep booklet to share with parents and caregivers the how and why behind safe infant sleep practices.
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This campgn is made possible through the collaboration and support of various organizations dedicated to child health, ming to educate parents about safe infant sleep practices that promote healthy development and reduce risks associated with sleeping.
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