![]() ![]() Bed-sharing and co-sleeping are associated with many benefits however the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and fatal sleeping accidents is increased in certain circumstances. Shared sleeping with a baby, often referred to as bed-sharing and/or co-sleeping, is an extremely common infant care practice, even in contemporary Western societies. Sleeping your baby in a separate room has been shown to increase the risk of sudden infant death threefold Room-sharing for the first 6-12 months remains an important risk reduction strategy for every family. In providing a safe sleep environment night and day, and creating a baby’s own safe sleep place, we need to consider the location where baby is placed to sleep and the immediate environment in which baby is placed. Several of these are provided at the conclusion of this article. There are many resources to assist you in creating a safe infant sleep space consistent with the evidence that supports your baby to sleep safely in an environment consistent with their dynamically changing developmental needs. Sleep baby in their own safe sleeping place in the same room as an adult caregiver for the first six to twelve months ![]() Provide a safe sleeping environment night and day Keep baby smoke free before birth and after Sleep baby on the back from birth, not on the tummy or side The key health promotion messages for safe infant sleep supported by Red Nose and the Australian Sleep Safe My Baby public health campaign are based on high-quality evidence : ![]()
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