How can swaddling reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)?
Research shows the risk of SIDS is higher in babies who sleep on their tummies instead of their backs. According to Betty McEntire, the executive director of the American SIDS Institute, “When babies sleep tummy down they are more likely to overheat, have pauses in breathing, and re-breathe the air they have just breathed, which can raise carbon dioxide levels.” In order to promote infant back sleeping, the U.S. Public Health Service, American Academy of Pediatrics, SIDS Alliance, and Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs launched the “Back To Sleep” campaign in 1994. As a result of this campaign, by 2002 the National Center for Health Statistics reported a more than 50 percent drop in SIDS death rates. Swaddling reinforces the importance of parents placing babies to sleep on their backs. It is important to properly swaddle your baby; a snug, secure swaddle ensures your that baby will remain on his/her back. With the Loving Baby™ Swaddle Blanket, a correct swaddle is easy a
