Rourke:

Safe sleep (position, room sharing, avoid bed sharing, crib safety)

● Sleep position & SIDS/positional plagiocephaly

○ Healthy babies should sleep on back

○ Head position different on alternate days

○ Don’t use sleep positioners

○ While awake, infant should have supervised tummy time

○ Other SIDS dangers: overheating, maternal smoking, 2nd hand smoke

● Bed sharing - increases SIDS risk

● Crib safety/room sharing

○ Room sharing protective against SIDS

○ Put infant in crib/cradle/bassinette for first 6 mo in parents’ room