Sudden infant death: Greatest risk when sleeping on your stomach

Created: 08/16/2022, 02:00 p.m

By: Natalie Hull Drawbar

Which sleeping position in babies can increase the risk of "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome"?

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Concern about your own child is especially great after the birth.

Especially when it comes to sleeping positions, many parents are afraid that something will happen.

There are countless guides on the subject of having children, the first time after the birth, childbirth, baby sleep and breastfeeding.

However, it is difficult for parents to prepare for the real practice with a small baby, since it is not possible to predict how the child will react to its new environment and the parents and how the parents will react to possible challenges with the new situation in family life.

24vita.de knows in which sleeping position, apart from lying on their stomach, the risk of sudden infant death is greatest for babies.

Many parents are particularly concerned with the subject of sleep in babies: be it how the child can sleep better or sleep through the night, how warm or cold a baby can be when sleeping or which sleeping position is the healthiest for infants and also the risk of "cot death". “ (SIDS) reduced.

This article only contains general information on the respective health topic and is therefore not intended for self-diagnosis, treatment or medication.

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